Efficacy Safety and Long-term Outcome of Serial Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Upper Gastrointestinal Crohn’s Disease-associated Strictures—A Cohort Study

摘要

Background: Gastric and duodenal Crohn’s disease [CD]-associated strictures are rare. Evidence on endoscopic balloon dilation [EBD] of upper gastrointestinal [GI] CD strictures is limited, in particular in respect to serial dilations.