Cure8 research brief
Long-term results suggest endoscopic approaches—especially balloon dilatation—help many people with Crohn’s strictures avoid surgery and have fewer severe complications compared with surgical treatment.
Adults with Crohn's disease and symptomatic intestinal strictures; gastroenterologists and endoscopists; researchers in stricture management
This report follows 80 ProtDilat participants for a median of ~7 years. Overall, ~31.5% needed surgery during follow-up; EBD, stable medical therapy (no intensification), and having a single endoscopic treatment were associated with lower surgery risk.
Among patients successfully treated endoscopically at the start, a substantial proportion remained free of both surgery and further endoscopic retreatment long-term. Surgical interventions had a higher rate and greater severity of adverse events than endoscopic care.
This summary is grounded in the article abstract (structured content depth: abstract). The full article includes more detail on patient selection, stricture features, and procedural specifics that affect applicability.
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Funding disclosed by the source: Taewoong; Catalan Society of Gastroenterology; Foundation of Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy; Spanish National Institute of Health
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