New options in the surgical management of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity30 @entity260 @entity292 @entity1744
Conventional surgical treatment of @entity30 involves multiple or extensive resections or bypass procedures. These contribute to the morbidity and mortality of the disease. Minimal resection with appropriate "strictureplasty" is proposed as an alternative approach. Strictureplasty is analogous to pyloroplasty. The authors performed 15 strictureplasties in three @entity1 , all of whom had previously undergone small-bowel resection for @entity30 . They presented with symptoms of chronic @entity1744 resistant to medical therapy. There were two minor @entity260 . Two @entity1 were asymptomatic 20 months postoperatively; the third required reoperation for recurrent @entity292 . The technique is safe. Its efficacy will be determined by long-term follow-up.
