Single-balloon enteroscopy: results from an initial experience at a U.S. tertiary-care center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) is a novel, deep-enteroscopy modality for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the small bowel.

Objective

The aim of the study was to examine the performance, yield, and safety of SBE in the initial experience at a tertiary-care center.

Design

Retrospective analysis of all SBEs during a 10-month period in 2008. Data were extracted from electronic clinical and endoscopy records.

Setting

U.S. tertiary-care center.

Patients

All patients referred to our center for SBE during the study period were included in the current analysis.

Intervention

SBE.

Main outcome measurements

Anterograde SBE procedure time, diagnostic yield, and complications.

Results

Thirty-eight anterograde SBEs were performe

SUBMITTER: Frantz DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4751863 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature