Michelassi II Strictureplasty for Crohn's Disease

Objective: We report on a new side-to-side isoperistaltic strictureplasty (SSIS), the Michelassi II or end-to-side-to-side-to-end strictureplasty, performed with discontinuous bowel loops. Summary Background Data: The SSIS Michelassi strictureplasty was described a quarter of a century ago to avoid massive bowel resections in patients with extensive fibrostenosing Crohn's jejuno-ileitis. Methods: The end-to-side-to-side-to-end strictureplasty is...