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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.
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Fazio, V.W., Tjandra, J.J. Strictureplasty for Crohn's disease with multiple long strictures. Dis Colon Rectum 36, 71–72 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02050305
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02050305