Differentiation of fibrotic and inflammatory component of Crohn’s disease-associated strictures

Patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) commonly develop bowel strictures, which may contain various degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. While predominantly inflammatory strictures may benefit from a medical anti-inflammatory treatment approach, fibrotic strictures would require endoscopic balloon dila...

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Main Authors: Jordi Rimola, Nunzia Capozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2020-04-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2020-00015.pdf