Research Article

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

Table 3

Primary diseases of surgery cases in the non-Crohn’s disease group.

Primary diseaseNon-CD group, (%)

Malignant stenosis14 (52)
 Primary small-bowel cancer11 (41)
 Peritoneal dissemination from other organs1 (4)
 Malignant lymphoma1 (4)
 Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1 (4)
Benign stenosis13 (48)
 Ischemic enteritis4 (15)
 Radiation enteritis3 (11)
 Adhesion ileus3 (11)
 Intestinal tuberculosis1 (4)
 Anastomotic ulceration1 (4)
 CEAS1 (4)

CEAS: Chronic enteropathy associated with SLCO2A1.