Open AccessLong-term results of endoscopic balloon dilatation of lower gastrointestinal tract strictures in Crohn’s disease: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Klaus Stienecker,
Daniel Gleichmann,
Ulrike Neumayer,
Hans Joachim Glaser,
Carolin Tonus
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.2623
Subject(s) - medicine , ileocecal valve , perforation , surgery , crohn's disease , anastomosis , balloon , balloon dilation , stenosis , balloon dilatation , prospective cohort study , endoscopy , ileitis , ileum , radiology , disease , materials science , punching , metallurgy
To examine the long-term results of endoscopic treatment in a prospective study conducted over a period of 10 years, 1997 to January 2007.