title: Case report: duodenal and jejunal strictures treated with balloon dilatation through a duodenostomy.
abstract: An 11-year-old girl with duodenal and jejunal strictures considered to be inaccessible for surgery was successfully treated using balloon dilatation under fluoroscopic control via a duodenostomy. This is the first reported paediatric case of small bowel stricture dilatation using a balloon catheter, and it is also the first report of the small bowel being approached for balloon dilatation through a duodenostomy. This case demonstrates another use for balloon dilatation which appears to be a relatively safe and effective form of treatment for short, subacute strictures involving the gastro-intestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hendry
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Orr
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004385:Duodenostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*