title: Efficacy and safety of hydrostatic balloon dilation of ileocolonic Crohn's strictures. A prospective long-term analysis.
abstract: Gastro-intestinal stricture frequently is a complication in Crohn's disease and often recurs after surgical resection. Stenosis with acute inflammation can be treated by anti-inflammatory medication. A conservative approach of sclerotic strictures has been possible since the introduction of Gruentzig balloon catheters for dilating stenosis in different parts of the gastro-intestinal tract. We present a prospective follow-up study in 55 patients, on the long-term results and safety of hydrostatic balloon dilations of ileo-colonic Crohn's strictures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gevers
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Couckuyt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coremans
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiele
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rutgeerts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies