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Management of Anastomotic Stricture

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Stricture is a common postoperative complication associated with colorectal surgery. Although some strictures are easily treated, some may cause significant symptoms, including constipation or watery diarrhea, feelings of incomplete evacuation, abdominal distention, and pain, all which have the potential to greatly impede the quality of life, depending on the location. While there are successful treatment options available from balloon dilation to reoperative surgery, several risk factors have been identified that can be minimized both in the preoperative and in the postoperative periods, thus reducing the chance of anastomotic stricture formation. This chapter addresses the presentation, diagnosis, and risk factors for colorectal anastomotic (CRA) strictures as well as the management and treatment.

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  1. Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue 1st Floor Roberts, 75246, Dallas, TX, USA

    Lindsey E. Richards BS & Sarah Y. Boostrom MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    James W. Fleshman MD

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Timothy M. Pawlik

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Shishir K. Maithel

  3. Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA

    Nipun B. Merchant

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Richards, L., Boostrom, S., Fleshman, J. (2015). Management of Anastomotic Stricture. In: Pawlik, T., Maithel, S., Merchant, N. (eds) Gastrointestinal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2223-9_33

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