Endoscopic Balloon Dilation of Strictures: Techniques, Short- and Long-Term Outcomes, and Complications

Barathi Sivasailam; Barton F Lane; Raymond K Cross

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2022.04.006

Endoscopic Balloon Dilation of Strictures: Techniques, Short- and Long-Term Outcomes, and Complications

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2022 Oct;32(4):675-686. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2022.04.006. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Authors

Barathi Sivasailam¹, Barton F Lane², Raymond K Cross³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA.
² Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, Suite 8-00, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36202509
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2022.04.006

Abstract

EBD is safe and effective for the treatment of strictures. Here we describe the technique of endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) of strictures including preprocedure considerations, indications, contraindications, and postprocedure complications. The short- and long-term outcomes of EBD including factors associated with improved outcomes are also discussed.

Keywords: Crohn’s disease; Dilatation; Endoscopy; Stricture.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
Crohn Disease* / complications
Dilatation / adverse effects
Dilatation / methods
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / methods
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction* / etiology
Treatment Outcome