Endoscopic balloon dilations for strictures of rectum, ileocecal valve and duodenum in a patient with X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis deficiency: a case report

X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency and gastrointestinal (GI) lesions in XIAP deficiency are similar to Crohn’s disease. For patients with Crohn’s disease, endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) is known to be a standard procedure for intestinal strictures...

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Main Authors: Shinsuke Otagiri, Takehiko Katsurada, Kensuke Sakurai, Junichi Sugita, Naoya Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2022-04-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2021-00029.pdf