Fibro-stenosing Crohn's disease (CD) is a common disease presentation that leads to
impaired quality of life and often requires endoscopic treatments or surgery. From a …

Balloon‐assisted enteroscopy allows endoscopic treatments in the deeper segments of the
small bowel. Endoscopic balloon dilation has become a popular minimally invasive …

Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are associated with high
healthcare utilization. This systematic review aimed to summarize what is known about the …

Up to 50% of patients with Crohn's disease develop a stricture within 10 years of diagnosis.
Crohn's strictures can compose of inflammation, fibrosis or smooth muscle expansion and …

The development of fibrostenotic intestinal disease occurs in approximately one-third of
patients with Crohn's disease and is associated with increased morbidity. Despite …

Abstract Background and Aims Strictures are the commonest complication in Crohn's
disease. Surgery and endoscopic dilation are the mainstays of treatment, while drug therapy …

Background Small intestinal stricture is a major cause for surgery in Crohn's disease (CD).
Endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) is performed for small intestinal strictures to avoid …

Background: Interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IIBD) therapies can play a key role
in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) related stricture/fistula/abscess deferring or avoiding …

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) has a multitude of complications including intestinal
strictures from fibrostenotic disease. Fibrostenotic disease has been reported in 10%-17% of …

A common complication in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) is stricture, which can occur
due to the underlying disease process or as a postoperative complication such as the site of …