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The medical term for a narrowed or scarred area. Often occurs in the urinary system after instrumentation or stone passage. If there is a stricture of the ureter, any stones trying to pass will probably get stuck there. Stents work well to gently stretch open strictures of the ureters, but cannot help strictures of other bodily organs.
Ãâó: www.kidneystonesbook.net/glossary.html
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| stricture |
an irreversible narrowing of the gut due to scarring
Ãâó: www.ccsg.org.nz/newsletters/ccsgnews/glossary.htm
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| stricture |
Abnormal narrowing of a body part due to inflammation or scar tissue
Ãâó: arabinfo.org/montogomery/Terms.htm
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| stricture |
The narrowing of a portion of the bowel.
Ãâó: www.ibdclub.org.uk/ibd_facts_glossary_pz.html
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| stricture |
The abnormal narrowing of a hollow organ such as the intestine.
Ãâó: www.crohnsresource.com/glossary.jsp
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