A Case of TTS Balloon Dilation of Colonic Crohn's Stricture.
- Author:
Jin Hyok HWANG
1
;
Jin KIM
;
Sun Hi MOON
;
Ji Won KIM
;
Sung Duk CHA
;
Chan Gyoo KIM
;
Min Jeong PARK
;
Hyun Chae JUNG
;
In Sung SONG
;
Kyoo Wan CHOI
;
Chung Yong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
TTS balloon;
Crohn's disease;
Colonic stricture
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Catheters;
Colon*;
Constriction, Pathologic*;
Crohn Disease;
Dilatation;
Endoscopes;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Short Bowel Syndrome
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1997;17(5):711-715
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Chronic idiopathic inflamatory bowel disease, espcaially Crohn's disease, is frequently complicated with low gastrointestinal stricture. Besides medical treatment of active inflammation, there is no specific, conservative approach to this complication, Repetitive surgery with extensive resections, leading to short bowel syndrome, is often necessary. Balloons have been used for a variety of gastrointestinal stenoses including esophageal, small intestinal, and colonic stricture. Balloon dilation offers many theoretical advantages (safety, and patient comfort) over dilation with bougies. Especially, the availability of large diameter balloon dilators, which pass through the biopsy channel of standard endoscopes (through-the scope balloon or TTS balloon), has promised efficient direct-vision dilatation of strictures without the need of guide wires or fluoroscope. We report a case of colonic Crohn's stricture dilated successfully using TTS balloon catheter.
