Short- and long-term outcomes of strictureplasty for obstructive Crohn's disease.
Kalle LanderholmC RealiN J MortensenSimon P L TravisR J GuyB D GeorgePublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
The use of strictureplasty in CD has not changed significantly since the widespread introduction of biologicals. Surgical morbidity remains low. The risk of recurrent strictures is high and young age is a risk factor. In this study, strictureplasty alone was associated with a lower rate of reoperation compared with strictureplasty with resection.