Functional Capability of Blind Small Bowel Loops After Intestinal Remodelling Techniques

An experimental model was developed in mongrel puppies to simulate the dilation and hypertrophy found in intestinal atresia. The diameter of the dilated segment was reduced either by antimesenteric resection or by antimesenteric infolding techniques. This study indicates that the infolding technique is better, both structurally and functionally, following artifically induced dilation.