Carme Loras, Pablo Ruiz-Ramirez, Juan Romero, Xavier Andújar, Josep Bargallo, Esther Bernardos, Marta Maia Boscá-Watts, Carlo Brugiotti, Eduard Brunet, David Busquets, Elena Cerrillo, Francisco Javier Cortina, Juan Antonio Díaz-Milanés, Carmen Dueñas, Ramón Farrés, Thomas Golda, Ferran González-Huix, Joan B Gornals, Jordi Guardiola, David Julià, Alba Lira, Jordina Llaó, Miriam Mañosa, Ingrid Marin, Mónica Millán, David Monfort, David Moro, Josep Mullerat, Mercè Navarro, Francisco Pérez Roldán, Eva Pijoan, Vicente Pons, José Reyes, María Rufas, Empar Sainz, Vicente Sanchiz, Anna Serracant, Eva Sese, Cristina Soto, Jose Troya, Natividad Zaragoza, Cristian Tebé, Marta Paraira, Emma Sudrià-Lopez, Vicenç Mayor, Fernando Fernández-Bañares, Maria Esteve
BACKGROUND: Stenosis is one of the most common complications in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) is the treatment of choice for a short stenosis adjacent to the anastomosis from previous surgery. Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) may be a suitable treatment option for longer stenoses. To date, however, there is no scientific evidence as to whether endoscopic (EBD/SEMS) or surgical treatment is the best approach for de novo or primary stenoses that are less than 10 cm in length...
June 27, 2023: Trials