Experience with Balloon Dilatation in Crohn’s and Non-Crohn’s Benign Small-Bowel Strictures: Is There a Difference?
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of all cases.
Variables
Groups
value
Non-CD group, (%)
CD group, (%)
Sex
Male
30 (53)
35 (85)
<0.01
Age (years)
<0.01
Observation period (months)
<0.01
Number of strictures
0.09
Multiple strictures
17 (30)
22 (54)
<0.01
Site of stricture
Upper
16 (28)
2 (5)
<0.01
Middle
23 (40)
9 (22)
0.08
Lower
18 (32)
30 (73)
<0.01
Treatment
Surgery
27 (47)
17 (41)
0.68
EBD
12 (21)
11 (27)
0.63
Medical treatment
9 (16)
13 (32)
0.09
Follow-up
9 (16)
0 (0)
<0.01
Categorical data are expressed as numbers (%), and quantitative variables as means (standard deviation). Multiple strictures were defined as two or more strictures. EBD: Endoscopic balloon dilation.
