Letter S

Serial transverse enteroplasty

Abbreviated STEP.

A surgical procedure designed to treat the short bowel syndrome.

STEP is based on the idea that stapling V-shapes into alternating sides of the bowel will decrease its width and increase its length.

A cutting stapler is used on alternate sides of the remaining small bowel to create a zigzag passageway

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