• 75 percent of patients exhibited stricture resolution without the need for restenting. • Of the patients that had stricture resolution, 85 percent remained stricture free after a mean follow-up of ...

Background and Aims: Technical limitations of conventional endoscopes and delivery systems frequently hamper palliative endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant small bowel ...

Although a growing spectrum of biologic therapies have proven effective in managing inflammation and inflammatory strictures in Crohn's disease (CD), treatment options remain limited for fibrotic ...

Patients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel. Due to a lack of methods until now, these complications cannot be ...

A newly developed endoscope could give doctors a better view of intestinal changes caused by Crohn's disease. This additional information would help improve treatment of the painful and debilitating ...