Gut Liver.  2015 Jan;9(1):73-79. 10.5009/gnl13326.

Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Treatment for Benign Colorectal Stricture: Balloon Dilatation versus Stenting

• Park CH
• Yoon JY
• Park SJ
• Cheon JH
• Kim TI
• Lee SK
• Lee YC
• Kim WH
• Hong SP

• KMID: 2380785
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5009/gnl13326

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS
There has been a lack of research comparing balloon dilatation and self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement to determine which is better for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with benign colorectal strictures. We aimed to compare the clinical efficacy and complication rates of balloon dilatation and SEMS placement for benign colorectal strictures from a variety of causes.
METHODS
Between January 1999 and January 2012, a total of 43 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic treatment for benign colorectal stricture (balloon only in 29 patients, SEMS only in seven patients, and both procedures in seven patients) were retrospectively reviewed.
RESULTS
Thirty-six patients underwent endoscopic balloon dilatation, representing 65 individual sessions, and 14 patients received a total of 17 SEMS placements. The initial clinical success rates were similar in both groups (balloon vs SEMS, 89.1% vs 87.5%). Although the reobstruction rates were similar in both groups (balloon vs SEMS, 54.4% vs. 57.1%), the duration of patency was significantly longer in the balloon dilatation group compared with the SEMS group (65.5+/-13.3 months vs. 2.0+/-0.6 months, p=0.031).
CONCLUSIONS
Endoscopic balloon dilatation is safe and effective as an initial treatment for benign colorectal stricture and as an alternative treatment for recurrent strictures.

Keyword

Benign stricture; Colorectal stricture; Balloon dilatation; Self-expandable metal stent

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colonic Diseases/*surgery/therapy
Colonoscopy/*methods
Constriction, Pathologic
Dilatation/methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
*Stents
Treatment Outcome