Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP): A novel bowel lengthening procedure
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Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP): a novel bowel lengthening procedure.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Bowel lengthening may be beneficial for children with short bowel syndrome. However, current techniques require at least one intestinal anastomosis and place the mesenteric blood supply at risk. This study seeks to establish the technical principles of a new, simple, and potentially safer bowel lengthening procedure. METHODS Young pigs (n = 6) underwent interposition of a r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-3468
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50073