title: Strictureplasty for Crohn's disease with multiple long strictures.
abstract: Strictureplasty of both the Heineke-Mikulicz and Finney varieties has safely corrected certain small bowel strictures associated with Crohn's disease. A new technique incorporating both these varieties in a single strictureplasty has further expanded the technical repertoire of strictureplasty and is hereby described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tjandra
mesh_terms: D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000379:methods; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*