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- Original Article Usefulness of Double Balloon Enteroscopy in Small Bowel Disease
- Jun Hwan Wi, Jin Oh Kim, In Seop Jung, Bong Min Ko, Joo Young Cho, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim
- Intestinal Research 2005;3(2):140-144. Published online: December 30, 2005
Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Abstract
Background/Aims
Conventional studies for small bowel such as small bowel series, enteroscopy with Push, Sonde and Ropeway method had some limitations such as high missing rate, incomplete study, long procedure time and patient inconvenience. Double balloon enteroscopy is a promising method to overcome these limitations. Our aim was to evaluate the usefulness of double balloon enteroscopy. Methods: Between Nov. 2004 and Feb. 2005, 24 patients with suspected small bowel disease underwent double balloon enteroscopy. Results: Indications for double balloon enteroscopy were obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, chronic abdominal pain and Crohn's disease etc. Thirty eight cases of double balloon enteroscopy in 24 patients were performed. We could identify positive diagnostic findings in 20 of the 24 patients. In 16 obscure gastrointestinal bleeding patients, the causes of bleeding were 7 small bowel ulcers, 4 angiodysplasias, 3 Crohn's diseases etc. Procedure-related complications were not observed in any patients. Conclusions: Double balloon enteroscopy is a useful and safe diagnostic tools in small bowel disease with high diagnostic accuracy (83%). (Intestinal Research 2005;3:140-144)
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