Sa1490 Promising Outcomes of Needle Knife Therapy for Distal Bowel Strictures in IBD and Non-IBD Patients

Preetika Sinh,Xianrui Wu,Bo Shen

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2015.03.1327

Sa1490 Promising Outcomes of Needle Knife Therapy for Distal Bowel Strictures in IBD and Non-IBD Patients

Preetika Sinh, Xianrui Wu + Show 1 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2015.03.1327

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Journal: Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Publication Date: Apr 27, 2015

Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic

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Primary and anastomotic strictures of the distal bowel can be difficult to treat. Surgery is the only option if endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) is unsuccessful. We piloted needle knife therapy (NK) for patients who failed EBD. Little is known about the outcome of NK in IBD vs. non-IBD patients in this setting.

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