Strictureplasty. (A), Stricture; (B), longitudinal incision; (C), transverse closure.
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Strictureplasty — is a surgical procedure performed in response to scar tissue that has built up in the intestinal wall from inflammatory bowel conditions such as Crohn s disease. As such scar tissue builds up, a stricture , or a narrowing of the bowel, may result … Wikipedia
strictureplasty — noun The surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue … Wiktionary
Crohn's disease — Classification and external resources The three most common sites of intestinal involvement in Crohn s disease are ileal, ileocolic and colonic.[ … Wikipedia
Inflammatory bowel disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31127 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1169 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|106 eMedicine2|oph|520 MeshID = D015212 In medicine, inflammatory… … Wikipedia
Treatment of Crohn's disease — involves first treating the acute symptoms of the disease, then maintaining remission. Treatment initially involves the use of medications to eliminate infections, generally antibiotics, and reduce inflammation, generally aminosalicylate anti… … Wikipedia
stricturoplasty — Surgical procedure for widening a structured segment of intestine that involves incision and closure in opposing directions. [stricture + G. plastos, formed] * * * n. an operation in which a stricture (usually in the small intestine) is widened… … Medical dictionary
Colorectal surgery — is a field in medicine, dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. The field is also known as proctology, but the term is outdated in the more traditional areas of medicine[ … Wikipedia
Management of Crohn's disease — involves first treating the acute symptoms of the disease, then maintaining remission. Treatment initially involves the use of medications to eliminate infections, generally antibiotics, and reduce inflammation, generally aminosalicylate anti… … Wikipedia
enteroplasty — en·tero·plas·ty (enґtər o plas″te) [entero + plasty] plastic surgery of the intestine, especially to enlarge the caliber of a constricted segment or area of bowel. Cf. strictureplasty. enteroplastic adj … Medical dictionary
stricturoplastic — stric·turo·plas·tic (strikґchər o plas″tik) pertaining to strictureplasty … Medical dictionary
