Experience with Balloon Dilatation in Crohn’s and Non-Crohn’s Benign Small-Bowel Strictures: Is There a Difference?

Table 2

Primary diseases of the small-bowel strictures in the non-Crohn’s disease group.

Primary disease	Non-CD group, (%)
Malignant stenosis	16 (28)
Primary small-bowel cancer	12 (21)
Peritoneal dissemination from other organs	1 (2)
ML	2 (4)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor	1 (2)
Benign stenosis	41 (72)
Intestinal tuberculosis	13 (23)
Ischemic enteritis	7 (12)
Ulceration of unknown origin	7 (12)
Radiation enteritis	3 (5)
NSAID-induced ulceration	3 (5)
Adhesion ileus	3 (5)
Scars after chemotherapy for ML	2 (4)
Others	3 (5)

NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; ML: malignant lymphoma.