Ledder O.: Dilatation of the gastrointestinal tract in children- tips and tricks
This gem on the ESPGHAN string of pearls interviews Dr Oren Ledder, who is at once an Ozzie and an Izzie – an Australian who migrated to Israel, where he now directs the paediatric endoscopy service at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. He today speaks on small-bowel stricture in inflammatory bowel disease, a focussed chat dealing with three questions in particular :
1. Which patients should be considered for endoscopic balloon dilatation of a Crohn's-disease stricture ?
2. Who should perform the procedure ?
3. Can dilatation of a stricture change the dynamics of regional inflammation ?
The last consideration is particularly interesting, I think . . . but you, dear listeners, must be the judges of that.
Literature :
Ledden O et al. Approach to endoscopic balloon dilatation in pediatric stricturing Crohn disease: A position paper of the endoscopy special interest group of ESPGHAN. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023 Jun 1 76(6):799-806. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003752. Epub 2023 Mar 2.PMID: 36867853.
Dr. Ledders´s favourite song:
איתי דוד - ירושלים Itay David – Jerusalemhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7vmLO9qosfXIL9y4FTm588?si=775decc5a2d64fee
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