title: Intestinal stricture in Crohn's disease.
abstract: Crohn's disease (CD) is a disease with chronic inflammation of unknown etiology involving any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The incidence and prevalence of CD are increasing recently in Asia. Half of the CD patients will have intestinal complications, such as strictures or fistulas, within 20 years after diagnosis. Twenty-five percentage of CD patients have had at least one small bowel stricture and 10% have had at least one colonic stricture and lead to significant complications. Most of these patients will require at least one surgery during their lifetime. Early diagnosis and evaluation with adequate managements for the patients can prevent disability and mortality of these patient. Here, we reviewed the current incidence of CD with stricture, the etiology of stricture, and how to diagnose and manage the stricture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei; Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei; Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chen-Wang
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jau-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Lun
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei; Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei; Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Horng-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wei
keywords: Constriction, pathologic; Crohn disease; Diagnosis; Disease management; Intestines