**Table 5.**

*Techniques of strictureplasty.*

intestine and locating those points where the ball stops. The type of surgery is chosen according to the size of stricture (**Table 5**). The most used techniques are Heineke-Mikulicz 81%, Finney 10%, side-to-side isoperistaltic 5%, others 4%. The segments more affected are jejunum and/or ileum (94%), previous ileocolonic or ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) (4%), duodenum (1%), and colon (1%) [29, 30].

Strictureplasty should be used in those patients with concern for development of short bowel syndrome [31, 32].


Strictureplasty has some contraindications [29, 32]:

