strictureplasty

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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 — stric·ture·plas·ty (strikґchər plas″te) a type of enteroplasty in which the caliber of a constricted segment of intestine is enlarged by means of longitudinal incision and transverse suturing of the stricture. See illustration.… …   Medical dictionary

• 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 The field is also known as proctology, but the term is outdated in the more traditional areas of medicine[ …   Wikipedia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