Efficacy and tolerability of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in small bowel stricturing Crohn’s disease: a pilot study

• Published in: Intestinal research (Intest Res) Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 231 - 242
• Main Authors: Bhaskar Kante, Pabitra Sahu, Saurabh Kedia, Sudheer K. Vuyyuru, Kapil Soni, Maneesh Singhal, Raju Sharma, Govind Makharia, Vineet Ahuja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한장연구학회 30.04.2022
• Subjects: Crohn disease; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Stricturing disease

Background/Aims: Existing therapeutic options for complicated Crohn’s disease (CD) like biologics and surgery are limited by inadequate long-term efficacy, cost, and adverse effects. Tissue hypoxia is important in CD pathogenesis and may be ameliorated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). We asses...