STRICTUREPLASTY AS AN ORGAN-SAVING METHOD IN PATIENTS WITH SMALL BOWEL CROHN'S DISEASE (case report)

Abstract

Crohn's disease (CD) is a complex, chronic recurrent disease with transmural, segmental, granulomatous inflammation in all parts of the gastrointestinal tract with high risk of local and systemic complications. The disease is progressive, despite a wide range of modern conservative and surgical approaches. One of the most common causes of surgery for CD is strictures, which are result of prolonged, non-specific inflammation and later cicatricial changes in the intestinal wall. The occurrence of strictures is a serious clinical problem, due to the lack of effective methods of diagnosis and treatment. In fact, there are two type of surgery – resection of the affected area and organ-saving procedure. At the same time, when performing extensive resections of the small bowel, the patient loses a large area of absorption surface, which often leads to the short bowel syndrome. Recently, the majority of foreign experts prefer organ-saving procedure – strictureplasty. In this paper, we present a case of successful application of this procedure for complicated form of Crohn's disease.