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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
2020-04-01
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Series: | Intestinal Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2020-00015.pdf |