The British journal of surgery
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Serial transverse enteroplasty to facilitate enteral autonomy in selected children with short bowel syndrome.
Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) was first described in 2003 as a method for lengthening and tapering of the bowel in short bowel syndrome. The aim of this multicentre study was to review the outcome of a Swedish cohort of children who underwent STEP. ⋯ STEP is a useful procedure for selected patients with short bowel syndrome and seems to facilitate weaning from parenteral nutrition. At mid-term follow-up a majority of the children had achieved enteral autonomy. The study is limited by the small sample size and lack of a control group.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Patient-reported genitourinary dysfunction after laparoscopic and open rectal cancer surgery in a randomized trial (COLOR II).
This article reports on patient-reported sexual dysfunction and micturition symptoms following a randomized trial of laparoscopic and open surgery for rectal cancer. ⋯ NCT00297791 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).