Early double-balloon enteroscopy was not related to better clinical outcomes in patients with suspected overt small bowel bleeding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Device-assisted enteroscopy has been used for over 20 years for the management of patients with suspected small bowel bleeding. Unlike esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy, the appropriate timing of enteroscopy is still unknown. In recent guidelines, early enteroscopy is suggested to maximize diagnostic yield and therapeutic yield in patients with suspected small bowel bleeding. However, few studies have identified its influence on clinical outcomes, including mortality or rebleeding rate. We conducted this study to evaluate the influence of the timing of double-balloon enteroscopy on clinical outcomes in patients with suspected small bowel bleeding.

Methods

Patients with overt small bowel bleeding who underwent double-balloon enteroscopy from January 2013 t

SUBMITTER: Ye YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718810 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature