title: Fibrostenotic Crohn's disease.
abstract: Crohn's disease is often complicated by gastrointestinal strictures. Postoperative recurrence at the anastomotic site is common and repeated surgical interventions may be necessary. Medical treatment may relieve active inflammation (see chapter on active luminal disease) but fibrous strictures will not respond to this. Mechanical treatment methods consist of endoscopic balloon dilation, stricturoplasty or surgical resection. Fibrostenotic Crohn's disease does not respond to medical therapy and requires endoscopic or surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. florian.froehlich@bluewin.ch
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Froehlich
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Juillerat
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mottet
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pittet
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Felley
authors.forename: John-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vader
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gonvers
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michetti
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome