Sequential endoscopic balloon dilations using a calibrated small-caliber-tip transparent hood for a patient with 10 ileal strictures secondary to Crohn’s disease

Endoscopy 2022; 54(11): E664-E665
DOI: 10.1055/a-1738-9357

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Authors

Kunihiko Oguro

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Tomonori Yano

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Hirotsugu Sakamoto

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Manabu Nagayama

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Yoshikazu Hayashi

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Alan Kawarai Lefor

²Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Hironori Yamamoto

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

References
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2 Hayashi Y, Yamamoto H, Yano T. et al. A calibrated, small-caliber tip, transparent hood to aid endoscopic balloon dilation of intestinal strictures in Crohnʼs disease: successful use of prototype. Endoscopy 2013; 45: E373-E374