PURPOSE: Terminal ileitis is the most frequent presentation of Crohn's disease. Resection of the terminal ileum and cecum with ileocolic anastomosis has always been considered the 'gold standard' in the surgical treatment of this condition. This study illustrates an alternative technique referred to as 'side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis.' METHODS: It consists of a longitudinal section of the terminal ileum starting 1 to 2 cm away from the beginning of the stricture and continued for a similar length on the ascending colon. A side-to-side anastomosis is then fashioned, in a kind of Finney-shaped strictureplasty. A series of five patients is reported. RESULTS: Average length of the anastomosis was 18.4 (range, 12-25) cm. Postoperative course was uneventful. Colonoscopy and large-bowel enema performed on some patients six months after surgery revealed a complete morphologic regression of the disease. All patients are presently in good condition, with no evidence of recurrence after an average follow-up of 8.9 (range, 6-15) months. CONCLUSIONS: 'Side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis' can be a possible alternative option for the surgical management of Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum, providing at least regression of the morphologic aspects of the disease. Contraindications are presence of abscesses, fistulas, or rigid and fibrotic stricture. This technique can be considered a further example of nonresectional surgery such as strictureplasty. This makes it possible to conceive surgical treatment of Crohn's disease without resection in selected cases for the whole length of the small bowel and suggests the introduction of the new definition of 'conservative surgical management of small-bowel Crohn's disease'.

Poggioli G., Stocchi L., Laureti S., Selleri S., Marra C., Magalotti C., et al. (1997). Conservative surgical management of terminal ileitis: Side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis. DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM, 40(2), 234-239 [10.1007/BF02054994].

Conservative surgical management of terminal ileitis: Side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis

Poggioli G.;Stocchi L.;Laureti S.;Selleri S.;Magalotti C.;Cavallari A.
1997

Abstract

PURPOSE: Terminal ileitis is the most frequent presentation of Crohn's disease. Resection of the terminal ileum and cecum with ileocolic anastomosis has always been considered the 'gold standard' in the surgical treatment of this condition. This study illustrates an alternative technique referred to as 'side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis.' METHODS: It consists of a longitudinal section of the terminal ileum starting 1 to 2 cm away from the beginning of the stricture and continued for a similar length on the ascending colon. A side-to-side anastomosis is then fashioned, in a kind of Finney-shaped strictureplasty. A series of five patients is reported. RESULTS: Average length of the anastomosis was 18.4 (range, 12-25) cm. Postoperative course was uneventful. Colonoscopy and large-bowel enema performed on some patients six months after surgery revealed a complete morphologic regression of the disease. All patients are presently in good condition, with no evidence of recurrence after an average follow-up of 8.9 (range, 6-15) months. CONCLUSIONS: 'Side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis' can be a possible alternative option for the surgical management of Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum, providing at least regression of the morphologic aspects of the disease. Contraindications are presence of abscesses, fistulas, or rigid and fibrotic stricture. This technique can be considered a further example of nonresectional surgery such as strictureplasty. This makes it possible to conceive surgical treatment of Crohn's disease without resection in selected cases for the whole length of the small bowel and suggests the introduction of the new definition of 'conservative surgical management of small-bowel Crohn's disease'.
1997
Poggioli G., Stocchi L., Laureti S., Selleri S., Marra C., Magalotti C., et al. (1997). Conservative surgical management of terminal ileitis: Side-to-side enterocolic anastomosis. DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM, 40(2), 234-239 [10.1007/BF02054994].
Poggioli G.; Stocchi L.; Laureti S.; Selleri S.; Marra C.; Magalotti C.; Cavallari A.
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