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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2013; 19(17): 2660-2667
Published online May 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i17.2660
Published online May 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i17.2660
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of Crohn’s disease-related strictures
| Stricture characteristics (n = 27) | Data |
| Nature of the stricture (n) | |
| Naive | 12 |
| Post-surgical | 15 |
| Location of the stricture (n) | |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 1 |
| Small intestine | 2 |
| Ileo-colonic | 14 |
| Colonic | 10 |
| Mean length (cm) [mean ± SE (range)] | 4.6 ± 0.4 (2-12) |
| ≤ 4 cm (n) | 15 |
| > 4 cm (n) | 12 |
| Mean diameter (mm) [mean ± SE (range)] | 2.5 ± 0.2 (1-6) |
| ≤ 5 mm (n) | 26 |
| > 5 mm (n) | 1 |
| Stricture associated fistula (n) | |
| Yes | 5 |
| No | 22 |
- Citation: de’Angelis N, Carra MC, Borrelli O, Bizzarri B, Vincenzi F, Fornaroli F, De Caro G, de’Angelis GL. Short- and long-term efficacy of endoscopic balloon dilation in Crohn’s disease strictures. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(17): 2660-2667
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i17/2660.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i17.2660