Crohn's disease complicated by strictures: a systematic review

598 Eosinophil Derived TGF-ß1 Activates Human Esophageal Mesenchymal Cells and Alters Esophageal Motility - Implications for Dysphagia in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

(2015) Florian Rieder et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Endoscopic dilation is an efficacious and safe treatment of intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease

(2012) A. Gustavsson et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Extractible self-expandable metal stent in the treatment of Crohn's disease anastomotic strictures

(2012) J. Branche et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Detection and differentiation of inflammatory versus fibromatous Crohnʼs disease strictures: Prospective comparison of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, MR-enteroclysis, and transabdominal ultrasound versus endoscopic/histologic evaluation

(2012) Frank Lenze et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Results of the 2nd scientific workshop of the ECCO (IV): Therapeutic strategies to enhance intestinal healing in inflammatory bowel disease

(2012) Alessandro Armuzzi et al.   Journal of Crohns & Colitis

Dynamic progress of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid induced chronic colitis and fibrosis in rat model

(2012) Mei Ying ZHU et al.   Journal of Digestive Diseases

Mechanisms of fibrosis: therapeutic translation for fibrotic disease

(2012) Thomas A Wynn et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of intestinal fibrosis

(2012) Silvia Speca   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The Prognostic Power of the NOD2 Genotype for Complicated Crohn's Disease: A Meta-Analysis

(2011) Jeremy Adler et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Serologic Antiglycan Antibodies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

(2011) Peter Laszlo Lakatos et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Inflammation-Induced Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition

(2011) Florian Rieder et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

MR Enterography of Crohn Disease: Part 1, Rationale, Technique, and Pitfalls

(2011) Rakesh Sinha et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

Low-Dose MDCT and CT Enterography of Patients With Crohn Disease: Feasibility of Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction

(2011) Avinash R. Kambadakone et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

MR Enterography of Crohn Disease: Part 2, Imaging and Pathologic Findings

(2011) Rakesh Sinha et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

Computed Tomography Enterography Detects Intestinal Wall Changes and Effects of Treatment in Patients With Crohn's Disease

(2011) David H. Bruining et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Recurrence of Crohn's Disease After Ileocolic Resection Is Not Affected by Anastomotic Type

(2011) Robin S. McLeod et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Treatment of a benign colorectal anastomotic stricture with a biodegradable stent

(2011) E. Toth et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Biodegradable stents for the treatment of benign stenoses of the small and large intestines

(2011) S. Rejchrt et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging for Detecting Intestinal Fibrosis and Inflammation in Rats and Humans With Crohn's Disease

(2011) Ryan W. Stidham et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Impact of azathioprine and tumour necrosis factor antagonists on the need for surgery in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease

(2011) L. Peyrin-Biroulet et al.   GUT

Predictors of fibrostenotic Crohnʼs disease

(2011) Florian Rieder et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Endoprosthetic management of refractory ileocolonic anastomotic strictures after resection for Crohnʼs disease: Report of nine-year follow-up and review of the literature

(2011) Rebecca A. Levine et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Safety and efficacy of extractible self-expandable metal stents in the treatment of Crohnʼs disease intestinal strictures: A prospective pilot study

(2011) Alain Attar et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Benefit of Computed Tomography Enterography in Crohnʼs Disease: Effects on Patient Management and Physician Level of Confidence§†

(2011) David H. Bruining et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Computed tomography enterography findings correlate with tissue inflammation, not fibrosis in resected small bowel Crohnʼs disease

(2011) Jeremy Adler et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

A Comprehensive Review of Strictureplasty Techniques in Crohn’s Disease: Types, Indications, Comparisons, and Safety

(2011) Ronald Ambe et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Transforming growth factor-beta type 1 receptor (ALK5) and Smad proteins mediate TIMP-1 and collagen synthesis in experimental intestinal fibrosis

(2011) Carlos Medina et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Characterization of Changes in Serum Anti-Glycan Antibodies in Crohn's Disease – a Longitudinal Analysis

(2011) Florian Rieder et al.   PLoS One

Magnetization Transfer Helps Detect Intestinal Fibrosis in an Animal Model of Crohn Disease

(2011) Jeremy Adler et al.   RADIOLOGY

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic balloon dilation of symptomatic intestinal Crohn's disease strictures

(2010) Daniela Scimeca et al.   DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE

ENDOSCOPIC BALLOON DILATATION USING DOUBLE-BALLOON ENDOSCOPY IS A USEFUL AND SAFE TREATMENT FOR SMALL INTESTINAL STRICTURES IN CROHN'S DISEASE

(2010) Fumihito Hirai et al.   Digestive Endoscopy

Risk Factors Associated With Progression to Intestinal Complications of Crohn's Disease in a Population-Based Cohort

(2010) Kelvin T. Thia et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Intralesional steroid injection after endoscopic balloon dilation in pediatric Crohn's disease with stricture: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

(2010) Giovanni Di Nardo et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Natural history of Crohn's disease in a population-based cohort from Cardiff (1986-2003): a study of changes in medical treatment and surgical resection rates

(2010) A. V. Ramadas et al.   GUT

Prostaglandin E2 inhibits migration of colonic lamina propria fibroblasts

(2010) Florian Rieder et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Interobserver and intermodality agreement for detection of small bowel Crohnʼs disease with MR enterography and CT enterography

(2010) Michael D. Jensen et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Prospective comparison of computed tomography enterography and magnetic resonance enterography for assessment of disease activity and complications in ileocolonic Crohnʼs disease

(2010) G. Fiorino et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Which magnetic resonance imaging findings accurately evaluate inflammation in small bowel Crohnʼs disease? A retrospective comparison with surgical pathologic analysis

(2010) Magaly Zappa et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Amelioration of excess collagen IαI, fibrosis, and smooth muscle growth in TNBS-induced colitis in IGF-I(+/−) mice

(2010) Sunila Mahavadi et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Development of the Crohnʼs disease digestive damage score, the Lémann score

(2010) Benjamin Pariente et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Comparison of strictureplasty and endoscopic balloon dilatation for stricturing Crohn’s disease—review of the literature

(2010) Andreas G. Wibmer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE

Identification of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition as a Novel Source of Fibroblasts in Intestinal Fibrosis

(2010) Sarah N. Flier et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Patients With IBD are Exposed to High Levels of Ionizing Radiation Through CT Scan Diagnostic Imaging

(2010) Karen I. Kroeker et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

The second European evidence-based Consensus on the diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease: Definitions and diagnosis

(2010) Gert Van Assche et al.   Journal of Crohns & Colitis

The presence of fistulas and NOD2 homozygosity strongly predict intestinal stenosis in Crohn’s disease independent of the IL23R genotype

(2010) Matthias Jürgens et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Infliximab, Azathioprine, or Combination Therapy for Crohn's Disease

(2010) Jean Frédéric Colombel et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Role of endoscopy in predicting the disease course in inflammatory bowel disease

(2010) Matthieu Allez   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The Natural History of Adult Crohn's Disease in Population-Based Cohorts

(2009) Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Emergence of Fibrocytes Showing Morphological Changes in the Inflamed Colonic Mucosa

(2009) Hirotsugu Uehara et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

CT enterography: Principles, technique and utility in Crohn's disease

(2009) James E. Huprich et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Effective dilation of small-bowel strictures by double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with symptomatic Crohn's disease (with video)

(2009) Edward J. Despott et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Long-term outcome of endoscopic dilatation in patients with Crohn's disease is not affected by disease activity or medical therapy

(2009) G. Van Assche et al.   GUT

Serum anti-glycan antibodies predict complicated Crohnʼs disease behavior

(2009) Florian Rieder et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Appropriate therapy for fistulizing and fibrostenotic Crohn's disease: Results of a multidisciplinary expert panel — EPACT II

(2009) Christian Felley et al.   Journal of Crohns & Colitis

Prediction of the Need for Surgical Intervention in Obstructive Crohn's Disease by 18F-FDG PET/CT

(2009) H. A. Jacene et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Correlation of MRI-determined small bowel Crohn’s disease categories with medical response and surgical pathology

(2009) Ian Craig Lawrance et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Perianal disease, small bowel disease, smoking, prior steroid or early azathioprine/biological therapy are predictors of disease behavior change in patients with Crohn’s disease

(2009) Peter Laszlo Lakatos et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Perianal Disease Predicts Changes in Crohn's Disease Phenotype-Results of a Population-Based Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotype

(2008) Kelly M. Tarrant et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Increased Immune Reactivity Predicts Aggressive Complicating Crohn's Disease in Children

(2008) Marla C. Dubinsky et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Role of Biologics and Other Therapies in Stricturing Crohn’s Disease: What Have We Learnt So Far?

(2008) D. Sorrentino   DIGESTION

Risk Factors for Surgical Recurrence after Ileocolic Resection of Crohnʼs Disease

(2008) Jonathan T. Unkart et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

IL-13 Signaling via IL-13Rα2 Induces Major Downstream Fibrogenic Factors Mediating Fibrosis in Chronic TNBS Colitis

(2008) Stefan Fichtner–Feigl et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Effects of Adalimumab Therapy on Incidence of Hospitalization and Surgery in Crohn's Disease: Results From the CHARM Study

(2008) Brian G. Feagan et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Small-bowel imaging in Crohn's disease: a prospective, blinded, 4-way comparison trial

(2008) Craig A. Solem et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

The role of matrix stiffness in regulating cell behavior

(2008) Rebecca G. Wells   HEPATOLOGY

Correlation of magnetic resonance enteroclysis (MRE) and wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) in the diagnosis of small bowel lesions in Crohnʼs disease

(2008) Cornelia Tillack et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Through the endoscope balloon dilation of ileocolonic strictures: prognostic factors, complications, and effectiveness

(2008) Jörg C. Hoffmann et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE

Early combined immunosuppression or conventional management in patients with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease: an open randomised trial

(2008) Geert D'Haens et al.   LANCET

Predictors of severe Crohn's disease

(2008) Catherine Loly et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Effect of infliximab on small bowel stenoses in patients with Crohn's disease

(2008) Nadia Pallotta et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The Use of Corticosteroids to Treat Keloids: A Review

(2008) Claude Roques et al.   International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Dilation of colonic strictures by intralesional injection of infliximab in patients with Crohnʼs colitis

(2007) Arun Swaminath et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES