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This edition of Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery includes articles that describe the techniques to construct a new rectal reservoir and outcomes after these reconstructive procedures. The first article, by Jeremie H. Lefevre and Yann Parc from Paris, France, describes the techniques of colonic J-pouch, coloplasty, and side-to-end anastomosis. Meta-analysis and comparison of outcomes of colonic J-pouch, coloplasty, and side-to-end anastomosis are covered by Boon-Swee Ooi and Jiunn-Herng Lai from Singapore. Indications and outcomes of rectal reconstruction using the Turnbull-Cutait abdominoperineal pullthrough anastomosis is reviewed by I. Emre Gorgun and Jeffrey W. Milsom from New York. Peter Siaperas and John Hartley from Cottingham, UK, provide indications and outcomes of ileorectal anastomosis. Hasan T. Kirat and Feza H. Remzi from Cleveland reviewed indications and technique of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Meta-analysis and comparison of outcomes between techniques of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is covered by A.G. Heriot and A.C. Lynch from Melbourne, Australia. Indications and outcomes of ileal pouch rectal anastomosis are discussed by Felix Averboukh and Yehuda Kariv from Tel Aviv, Israel. Last, indications and outcomes of redo ileal pouch surgery are reviewed by Paris Tekkis and John Nicholls, London, UK.

I hope that readers will find these articles as helpful sources and good references to use in their daily practice. I thank the authors for their willingness and efforts to contribute this work.

This work was supported by a grant from the Ed and Joey Story Chair in Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.