Marion Tilmant, Mélanie Serrero, Florian Poullenot, Guillaume Bouguen, Benjamin Pariente, Romain Altwegg, Paul Basile, Jérôme Filippi, Pierre Vanelslander, Anthony Buisson, Ariane Desjeux, David Laharie, Eric Le Balch, Maria Nachury, Lucile Boivineau, Guillaume Savoye, Xavier Hebuterne, Laurent Poincloux, Lucine Vuitton, Franck Brazier, Clara Yzet, Adnane Lamrani, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Mathurin Fumery
INTRODUCTION: While endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) is widely used to manage ileal strictures, EBD of colorectal strictures remains poorly investigated in Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: We performed a retrospective study that included all consecutive CD patients who underwent EBD for native or anastomotic colorectal strictures in 9 tertiary centers between 1999 and 2018. Factors associated with EBD failure were also investigated by logistic regression. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients (25 women, median age: 36 years (InterQuartile Range, 31-48) were included...
November 16, 2020: Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology