<s>
Pouchoscopy	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
minimally	O
invasive	O
endoscopic	B-Application
procedure	O
to	O
examine	O
an	O
ileo-anal	O
pouch	O
,	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
colon	O
/	O
rectum	O
which	O
is	O
surgically	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
small	O
intestine	O
(	O
ileum	O
)	O
as	O
treatment	O
for	O
ulcerative	O
colitis	O
,	O
a	O
preventive	O
measure	O
in	O
certain	O
genetic	O
illnesses	O
such	O
as	O
FAP	O
or	O
HNPCC	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
procedure	O
in	O
the	O
treatment	O
of	O
colon	O
cancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
a	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
camera	O
on	O
a	O
flexible	O
tube	O
is	O
passed	O
through	O
the	O
anus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pouchoscopy	B-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
first	O
line	O
test	O
to	O
evaluate	O
pouch	O
dysfunction	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
surveillance	O
in	O
individuals	O
with	O
genetic	O
cancer	O
syndromes	O
(	O
FAP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
pouchoscopy	B-Algorithm
may	O
help	O
assess	O
the	O
integrity	O
of	O
the	O
J-pouch	O
(	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
pouchoscopy	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
this	O
evaluation	O
is	O
more	O
commonly	O
completed	O
using	O
a	O
pouchogram	O
(	O
a	O
necessary	O
step	O
in	O
preparing	O
for	O
reversal	O
of	O
the	O
temporary	O
ileostomy	O
,	O
or	O
takedown	O
surgery	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pouchoscopy	B-Algorithm
is	O
normally	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
routine	O
follow	O
up	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
confirm	O
the	O
diagnosis	O
of	O
pouchitis	O
and	O
cuffitis	O
.	O
</s>
