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Several methods have been used to detect and evaluate small-bowel strictures in Crohn's disease. We describe a simple technique for the calibration of strictures using a 2.5-cm medical plastic sphere. This method provides an aseptic, safe, and effective calibration of the entire small bowel.
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Calibrating spheres supplied by LaFitt, Paterna (Valencia), Spain. Video presentation at The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' 100th Anniversary and Tripartite Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 1 to 6, 1999.
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García-Granero, E., Esclápez, P., García-Armengol, J. et al. Simple technique for the intraoperative detection of Crohn's strictures with a calibration sphere. Dis Colon Rectum 43, 1168–1170 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236569
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236569