Treatment of gastrointestinal stenosis

Stenosis is a zone of narrow passage in the digestive tract. In the case of perennial inflammation, after surgical operations or complex endoscopic resections, stenosis can form. Most often stenosis is caused by inflammation and healing of the mucosa, scar tissue can replace normal tissue.

As a result, this scar tissue can cause narrowing of the digestive tract.
Occasionally, this stenosis may be so severe that it can cause intestinal obstruction.
The most common locations for these stenoses are the ileum (the last part of the small intestine) and the ileocal valve (the entrance from the small intestine to the large intestine), and in the areas of surgical launch.
Although stenosis can also be observed in the upper gastrointestinal tract, colon, or rectum.

DEPENDING ON WHERE THE STENOSIS IS LOCATED, PATIENTS WITH STENOSIS CAN HAVE OBSTRUCTION SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE NAUSEA AND VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, BLOATING, OR AN INABILITY TO PASS GASES AND FECES. To diagnose stenosis, colonoscopy and imaging such as CT or MRI of the abdomen can be used.

For the treatment of stenosis, there are medical options including an endoscopic option that involves balloon dilation.
The balloon is most often inserted through the endoscope and located in the declared area.
The balloon is then inflated to the size required for the expansion of the stenosis. In some cases, several operations are necessary in order to achieve a good clinical result.

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