ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2013
Short- and long-term efficacy of endoscopic balloon dilation in Crohn's disease strictures.
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- Endoscopic balloon dilation in the management of strictures in Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomized trials.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Pooled it
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- Surgical and non-surgical risk factors affecting the insufficiency of ileocolic anastomosis after first-time surgery in Crohn's disease patients.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Endoscopic balloon dilation for management of stricturing Crohn's disease in children.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2021Article
- A nationwide, multi-center, retrospective study of symptomatic small bowel stricture in patients with Crohn's disease.Journal of gastroenterology · 2020Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Benign Strictures in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Gut and liver · 2018Article
- Endoscopic management of Crohn's strictures.World journal of gastroenterology · 2018Review
- Role of endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease.Gastroenterology report · 2018Review
- 2017 WSES guidelines for the management of iatrogenic colonoscopy perforation.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2018Review
- Mechanisms, Management, and Treatment of Fibrosis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.Gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Endoscopic balloon dilatation of Crohn's-associated intestinal strictures: High patient satisfaction and long-term efficacy.United European gastroenterology journal · 2016Article
- Heterogeneity in endoscopic treatment of Crohn's disease-associated strictures: An international inflammatory bowel disease specialist survey.Journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Multidisciplinary management of gastrointestinal fibrotic stenosis in Crohn's disease.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2015Review
- The multidisciplinary health care team in the management of stenosis in Crohn's disease.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2015Review
- Intestinal stricture in Crohn's disease.Intestinal research · 2015Review
- The gates of hell: Crohn's disease isolated to the pylorus and ileo-cecal valve.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2014Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate short- and long-term efficacy of endoscopic balloon dilation in a cohort of consecutive patients with symptomatic Crohn's disease (CD)-related strictures.
methodsTwenty-six CD patients (11 men; median age 36.8 year, range 11-65 years) with 27 symptomatic strictures underwent endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD). Both naive and post-operative strictures, of any length and diameter, with or without associated fistula were included. After a clinical and radiological assessment, EBD was performed with a Microvasive Rigiflex through the scope balloon system. The procedure was considered successful if no symptom reoccurred in the following 6 mo. The long-term clinical outcome was to avoid surgery.
resultsThe mean follow-up time was 40.7 ± 5.7 mo (range 10-94 mo). In this period, forty-six EBD were performed with a technical success of 100%. No procedure-related complication was reported. Surgery was avoided in 92.6% of the patients during the entire follow-up. Two patients, both presenting ileocecal strictures associated with fistula, failed to respond to the treatment and underwent surgical strictures resection. Of the 24 patients who did not undergo surgery, 11 patients received 1 EBD, and 13 required further dilations over time for the treatment of relapsing strictures (7 patients underwent 2 dilations, 5 patients 3 dilations, and 1 patient 4 dilations). Overall, the EBD success rate after the first dilation was 81.5%. No difference was observed between the EBD success rate for naive (n = 12) and post-operative (n = 15) CD related strictures (P > 0.05).
conclusionEBD appears to be a safe and effective procedure in the therapeutic management of CD-related strictures of any origin and dimension in order to prevent surgery.
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