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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2017; 23(35): 6482-6490
Published online Sep 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6482
Published online Sep 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6482
Table 2 Characterization of the dilation procedure
| Characterization | n (%) |
| Patients with stricture | 58 (32.6) |
| Stricture type | |
| Anastomotic | 58 (100) |
| Dilated patients | 52 (29.2) |
| Causes for non-dilation | |
| Length of stenosis | 2 (33.3) |
| Ulceration of mucosa | 3 (50.0) |
| Technical inability | 1 (16.7) |
| Successful dilated patients | |
| Balloon size, n = 52 | 48 (92.3) |
| 15 mm | 13 (25.0) |
| 16.5 mm | 3 (5.8) |
| 18 mm | 36 (69.2) |
| Complications | 0 (0.0) |
- Citation: Lopes S, Andrade P, Rodrigues-Pinto E, Afonso J, Macedo G, Magro F. Fecal marker levels as predictors of need for endoscopic balloon dilation in Crohn’s disease patients with anastomotic strictures. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(35): 6482-6490
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i35/6482.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6482