Balloon dilation versus endoscopic stricturotomy in the treatment of Crohn’s anastomotic stricture: experimental randomized study
In this randomized experimental study, both EBD and ESt were technically feasible and safe. ESt resulted in significantly greater and more durable luminal enlargement than EBD. These findings support stricturotomy as a potentially more effective endoscopic option for fibrostenotic CD and may help reduce or delay surgical intervention in affected patients.
Authors
- Mila Kolar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5192-3583)
- O Ryska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0438-895X)
- Jaroslav Kalvach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-9939)
- M Lengalova
- Jan Ptacnik
- A Tremerova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4529-065X)
- Štefan Juhás
- Jana Juhasova
- Martin Lukas
Institutions
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics (CZ)
- Iscare I.V.F (CZ)
- Military University Hospital Prague (CZ)
- University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady (CZ)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-026-12700-0
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agentura Pro Zdravotnický Výzkum České Republiky