First case of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunal anastomosis for duodenal stricture in refractory Crohn's disease: a bridge toward inflammation control.

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that could induce inflammatory or fibrotic bowel strictures, the management of which includes medical therapy, endoscopic dilation or surgical resection [5]. For refractory stricture in Crohn's disease with short bowel syndrome, EUS-GJA allowed management of bowel occlusion until inflammatory disease was stabilized by medical treatment. [Extracted from the article]