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Internal plication for spring confinement to lengthen intestine in a porcine model

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PLOS ONE
Volume 17, Issue 9, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274612

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  1. National Institutes of Health [R01DK130972]

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Internal plication resulted in significant bowel lengthening, with normal mucosal integrity, similar muscular thickness, and increased crypt depth and villus length. However, improvement is needed in the methodology of endoluminal suturing to achieve greater lengthening.
Background Short bowel syndrome and its resultant nutritional deficiencies are the most common cause of intestinal failure. Significant intestinal lengthening using intraluminal springs is feasible in porcine models using an external plication technique. We hypothesize that an internal plication technique will yield significant intestinal lengthening, which may lead to future endoscopic spring placement. Methods Uncompressed springs measuring 7.5 cm with a diameter of 1.0 cm were compressed to 2.0 cm. A gelatin-encapsulated compressed nitinol spring was inserted into the jejunal lumen of juvenile pigs and held in place with endoluminal sutures just proximal and distal to the spring-containing segment. A control segment distal to the spring was marked. Pigs were euthanized on postoperative day 7. Spring and control segments were collected for analyses. Results There was an average lengthening by 72% of the spring segment compared to the control segment. Two out of 7 springs stayed within both sets of plications and doubled in length. Histology showed normal mucosal integrity of the spring segment and plicated areas with similar muscular thickness but increased crypt depth and villus length compared to the control segment. Conclusion Internal plication resulted in significant bowel lengthening. Five springs had slipped through proximal, distal or both sets of plications, resulting in less lengthening than those that remained fixed. A more consistent methodology for endoluminal suturing is needed to produce more lengthening.

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