Indirect comparison of endoscopic balloon dilatation, stent placement, and stricturotomy for lower gastrointestinal strictures in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abinash Subedi, Abdelkader Chaar, Fatima Keshia Suhail, Azhar Hussain, Ganesh Aswath, Vishnu Charan Suresh Kumar, Josh F. Wallace, Dongliang Wang, James Evans, Subash Ghimire, Bishnu Sapkota, Idan Goren

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DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000003172
Published: 2026-06-25
Container: European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/meg.0000000000003172,
  title = {Indirect comparison of endoscopic balloon dilatation, stent placement, and stricturotomy for lower gastrointestinal strictures in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Abinash Subedi and Abdelkader Chaar and Fatima Keshia Suhail and Azhar Hussain and Ganesh Aswath and Vishnu Charan Suresh Kumar and Josh F. Wallace and Dongliang Wang and James Evans and Subash Ghimire and Bishnu Sapkota and Idan Goren},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {European Journal of Gastroenterology \&amp; Hepatology},
  doi = {10.1097/meg.0000000000003172},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/meg.0000000000003172}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Indirect comparison of endoscopic balloon dilatation, stent placement, and stricturotomy for lower gastrointestinal strictures in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Abinash Subedi
AU  - Abdelkader Chaar
AU  - Fatima Keshia Suhail
AU  - Azhar Hussain
AU  - Ganesh Aswath
AU  - Vishnu Charan Suresh Kumar
AU  - Josh F. Wallace
AU  - Dongliang Wang
AU  - James Evans
AU  - Subash Ghimire
AU  - Bishnu Sapkota
AU  - Idan Goren
PY  - 2026
JO  - European Journal of Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology
DO  - 10.1097/meg.0000000000003172
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1097/meg.0000000000003172
ER  -

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Subedi, A., Chaar, A., Suhail, F. K., Hussain, A., Aswath, G., Kumar, V. C. S., Wallace, J. F., Wang, D., Evans, J., Ghimire, S., Sapkota, B., & Goren, I. (2026). Indirect comparison of endoscopic balloon dilatation, stent placement, and stricturotomy for lower gastrointestinal strictures in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. https://doi.org/10.1097/meg.0000000000003172

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