<unk>  (STEP) is a surgical procedure used primarily in the treatment of short bowel syndrome (SBS). In STEP, by making cuts in the intestine and creating a zigzag pattern, surgeons lengthen the amount of bowel available to absorb nutrients. The procedure was first performed in 2003 and more than 100 patients had undergone the surgery by 2013.
Serial transverse enteroplasty
Longitudinal intestinal lengthening and tailoring
Partial ileal bypass surgery
Ileojejunal bypass
Ileal conduit urinary diversion
Jejunoileal bypass
Intestinal bypass
Ileal interposition