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Endoscopic Stricturotomy Is an Efficacious Option for Management of Strictures in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel
Nabeeha Mohy-Ud-Din1, Gursimran S Kochhar2
1Medicine Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background:
Strictures are a common complication for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Endoscopic stricturotomy (ESt) is a novel procedure for treatment of these strictures.
Methods:
A chart review was performed for patients with strictures who underwent ESt.
Results:
Eleven patients were included in the study and the total number of strictures treated was 12. The mean length of the strictures was 10.25 ± 4.36 mm. Technical success was achieved in 92% (n = 11) of the procedures. Postprocedural bleeding occurred in 9% (n = 1) of patients, and none of the patients had complications of infection or perforation.
Conclusions:
ESt is a safe technique with high technical success rate.
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