Obstructive Fibrostenotic Crohn’s Disease

Vol. 71, No. 1, 2005

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Obstructive Fibrostenotic Crohn's Disease
Florian Froehlich^{a, b}, Pascal Juillerat^a, Christian Mottet^a, Christian Felley^a, John-Paul Vader^c, Bernard Burnand^c, Jean-Jacques Gonvers^a, Pierre Michetti^a

^aDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lausanne University Medical Center, Lausanne;
^bGastrointestinal Department, University of Basle, Basle, and
^cInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Digestion 2005;71:29-30 (DOI: 10.1159/000083869)

Key Words

Crohn's disease
Stenosis
Obstruction
Strictures
Surgical resection
Stricturoplasty
Balloon dilation

Abstract

Crohn's disease is often complicated by gastrointestinal strictures. Postoperative recurrence at the anastomotic site is common and repeated surgical interventions may be necessary. Medical treatment may relieve active inflammation (see chapter on active luminal disease) but fibrous strictures will not respond to this. Mechanical treatment methods consist of endoscopic balloon dilation, stricturoplasty or surgical resection. Fibrostenotic Crohn's disease does not respond to medical therapy and requires endoscopic or surgical treatment.

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Florian Froehlich, MD
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Lausanne University Medical Center
Rue du Bugnon 44, CH-1011 Lausanne (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 32 4662255, Fax +41 32 4662955, E-Mail Florian.Froehlich@bluewin.ch

Article Information

Published online: February 4, 2005
Number of Print Pages : 2
Number of Figures : 0, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 12

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