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Triamcinolone improves outcome in Crohn's disease strictures
1Gastroenterology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|February 1, 1997
Abstract
Purpose:
This study was undertaken to examine the effect of local injection of potent steroids on recurrence of Crohn's disease strictures.
Methods:
Ten patients with colonic strictures attributable to Crohn's disease were treated by dilation and injection of triamcinolone. Five of them had postoperative strictures.
Results:
Patients were followed for 1.5 to 3 years. Two patients required additional dilation and injection of steroids after one year. Eight patients remained well.
Conclusion:
Local injection of steroids improves outcome in strictures caused by Crohn's disease.