Examining the whole bowel,double balloon enteroscopy: Indications,diagnostic yield and complications |
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Authors: | Fatih Saygili Saba Mukaddes Saygili Erkin Oztas |
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Affiliation: | Fatih Saygili, Erkin Oztas, Department of Gastroenterology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, 06040 Ankara, TurkıyeSaba Mukaddes Saygili, Department of Intensive Care, Ankara University, 06040 Ankara, Turkıye |
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Abstract: | Double balloon enteroscopy(DBE) is an advanced type of endoscopic procedure which brings the advantage of reaching the whole small bowel using anterograde or the retrograde route. This procedure is both diagnostic and interventional for a variety of small intestinal diseases, such as vascular lesions, tumors, polyps and involvement of inflammatory bowel diseases.Main indication is the diagnosis and treatment of mid-gastrointestinal bleeding according to the recent published data all over the world. The complication rates seem to be higher than conventional procedures but growing experience is lowering them and improving the procedure to be safe and well tolerated. This review is about the technique, indications, diagnostic importance and complications of DBE according to the literature growing since 2001. |
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Keywords: | Endoscopy Small bowel Double balloon enteroscopy |
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