Evaluating the diagnostic value of double-balloon enteroscopy combined with endoscopic ultrasonography for primary small intestinal lymphoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary small intestinal lymphoma (PSIL) is a rare malignancy with heterogeneous clinical and pathological features, making accurate diagnosis challenging.

Objectives

To investigate the clinical value of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) combined with endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the diagnosis of small intestinal lymphoma.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 21 patients with pathologically confirmed PSIL who underwent both DBE and EUS at the Department of Small Intestinal Endoscopy, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, between September 2022 and May 2025. Clinical data were collected and analyzed in combination with pathological findings.

Results

A total of 21 patients were included

SUBMITTER: Zhongcheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598085 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature