New alternative Mitrofanoff channel based on spiral intestinal lengthening and tailoring

However, the SILT technique has been reported to be successful in the clinical practice to tailor and lengthen dilated short bowel; in this study we first applied this technique on normal calibre intestine to create long alternative Mitrofanoff channel. The use of an animal model and the relative short-term observation are the limitations of this study.108Figure. Procedure steps. 1. The spiral incision line on the ileum and incision on mesentery. 2. A segment with the mesentery in the middle disconnected (incision at the dotted lines). 3. The disconnected bowel strip hanging on the mesentery. 4. Creation of a Mitrofanoff channel in a spiral fashion above a catheter. 5. The reconstructed channel.