Systematic review with meta-analysis: efficacy of balloon-assisted enteroscopy for dilation of small bowel Crohn's disease strictures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence for endoscopic balloon dilation of small intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease (CD) using balloon-assisted enteroscopy is scarce.

Aim

To evaluate endoscopic balloon dilation for the treatment of small intestinal CD strictures using balloon-assisted enteroscopy.

Methods

Citations in Embase, MEDLINE, and Cochrane were systematically reviewed. In a meta-analysis of 18 studies with 463 patients and 1189 endoscopic balloon dilations, technical success was defined as the ability to dilate a stricture. Individual data were also obtained on 218 patients to identify outcome-relevant risk factors.

Results

In the pooled per-study analysis, technical success rate of endoscopic balloon dilation was 94.9%, resulting in short-term clinical efficacy in 8

SUBMITTER: Bettenworth D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8052861 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature