Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	38595
Country	Canada

Received	2018-03-11 06:48
Peer-Review Started	2018-03-11 09:47
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-03-28 13:22
Return for Revision	2018-03-31 08:38
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Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Endoscopic management of Crohn’s strictures
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Talat Bessissow, Jason Reinglas, Achuthan Aruljothy, Peter L Lakatos and Gert Van Assche
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Talat Bessissow http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2610-1910 Jason Reinglas http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-260X Achuthan Aruljothy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-983X Peter L Lakatos http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3948-6488 Gert Van Assche http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-4664
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Talat Bessissow, FRCP (C), MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, C7-200, Montreal H3G1A4, QC, Canada. talat.bessissow@mcgill.ca
Key Words	Endoscopy; Crohn’s disease; Stricture; Stenosis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Endoscopic balloon dilation
Core Tip	Endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) for Crohn’s disease-related fibrostenotic strictures has been rec­ognized as a safe, and less invasive intervention with rare complications that occur in less than 3% of procedures. EBD can replace or defer surgery and help avoid frequent intestinal resections, which result in short bowel syndrome and impair quality of life. For non-complex strictures without adjacent fistulization or perforation that are less than 5 cm in length, EBD should be considered as first-line therapy. In this review we discuss safety, short and long-term outcomes, as well as adjuvant techniques of intralesional injection of steroids, anti-tumor necrosis factor, and metal stent insertion.
Publish Date	2018-05-06 13:12
Citation	Bessissow T, Reinglas J, Aruljothy A, Lakatos PL, Van Assche G. Endoscopic management of Crohn’s strictures. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(17): 1859-1867
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i17/1859.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i17.1859

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