National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children

SBS is a rare but serious condition which may either be associated with congenital conditions or follow bowel resection. Patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) have a rapid intestinal transit time ...
Medscape

STEP: A Novel Procedure for Short Bowel Syndrome

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Business Wire

Dextera Surgical’s Microcutter 5/80 Used for First Time in Infant Serial Tranverse Enteroplasty (STEP) Procedures

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dextera Surgical Inc. (Nasdaq:DXTR), manufacturer of the smallest-profile and most maneuverable articulating surgical stapling platform on the market for ...
Nature

Animal model shows promise for novel bowel-lengthening technique

A US team has developed a new surgical technique, SERIAL TRANSVERSE ENTEROPLASTY (STEP), for the treatment of children with refractory short-bowel syndrome. It has several advantages over the most ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children

Evidence-based recommendations on the serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children. This involves cutting and stapling the bowel in ...