[Impacted foreign body in a patient with Crohn's disease].
Crohn's disease is often complicated by intestinal strictures. Symptomatic strictures refractory to medical therapy usually require surgery. Endoscopic balloon dilatation is an alternative to surgery. We report the case of a patient with Crohn's disease with asymptomatic ileocecal stricture, which was identified after intestinal obstruction due to an impacted foreign body. The patient underwent endoscopic dilatation and the foreign body was extracted. We provide a review of the literature on endoscopic balloon dilatation of intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease.
Garau
Margalida Vanrell
MV
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, España. mvanrell@hsd.es
Vicens
Daniel Ginard
DG
Rigo
Alfredo Llompart
AL
Méndez
Zoe Mariño
ZM
López
María José Bosque
MJ
Moya
S Patricia Ortega
SP
Duran
Carmen Garrido
CG
Cantallops
Jaime Gayà
JG
D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged