Examining the whole bowel, double balloon enteroscopy：Indications, diagnostic yield and complications

Double balloon enteroscopy （DBE） is an advanced typeof endoscopic procedure which brings the advantage ofreaching the whole small bowel using anterograde orthe retrograde route. This procedure is both diagnosticand interventional for a variety of small intestinaldiseases, such as vascular lesions, t...

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Published in:World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy 2015-03, Vol.7 (3), p.247-252
Main Authors: Saygili, Fatih, Saygili, Saba Mukaddes, Oztas, Erkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
balloonenteroscopy
bowel
Double
Endoscopy
Minireviews
Small
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Summary:Double balloon enteroscopy （DBE） is an advanced typeof endoscopic procedure which brings the advantage ofreaching the whole small bowel using anterograde orthe retrograde route. This procedure is both diagnosticand interventional for a variety of small intestinaldiseases, such as vascular lesions, tumors, polypsand involvement of inflammatory bowel diseases.Main indication is the diagnosis and treatment ofmid-gastrointestinal bleeding according to the recentpublished data all over the world. The complicationrates seem to be higher than conventional proceduresbut growing experience is lowering them and improvingthe procedure to be safe and well tolerated. Thisreview is about the technique, indications, diagnosticimportance and complications of DBE according to theliterature growing since 2001.
ISSN:1948-5190
1948-5190
DOI:10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.247