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Published on: June 11, 2009
Balloon catheter dilatation of an ileocolic stricture
1Department of Radiology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
Abstract:
This case report describes the technique of balloon catheter dilatation of an ileocolic anastomotic stricture in a patient with Crohn's disease. The technique has an established role in the management of oesophageal strictures, and recently has been adapted by both radiologists and endoscopists in the management of gastric surgical stenosis. Isolated reports of its use in the colon are now emerging. Balloon catheter dilatation may be of value in selected patients with gastrointestinal strictures.
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