Abstract:Purpose
To assess the efficacy of double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) for the detection of small-bowel stricture in Crohn’s disease (CD).
Methods
This Tertiary-referral hospital cohort study was conducted between January 2018 and May 2022. CD patients with symptoms of small-bowel stricture were enrolled sequentially. All of the patients were subjected to both computed tomography enterography (CTE) and DBE, and their symptoms of stricture were assessed using the Crohn’s Disease Obstructive Score (CDOS). DBE diagno… Show more
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