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Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for short bowel syndrome

Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for short bowel syndrome
The small arrows show the direction of insertion of the GIA stapler and the sites of the mesenteric defects. The staplers are placed in the 90° and 270° orientations using the mesentery as the 0° reference point.
Reproduced with permission from: Kim HB, Fauza D, Garza J, et al. Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP): a novel bowel lengthening procedure. J Pediatr Surg 2003; 38:425. Copyright ©2003 Elsevier.
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