Indication, Location of the Lesion, Diagnostic Yield, and Therapeutic Yield of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: Seventeen Years of Experience.

ABSTRACT: Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) has become one of the standard methods in the diagnosis and treatment of small bowel (SB) disease. However, previous studies for DBE have limitations due to heterogeneity of indications and operators. The aim was to investigate the indication, location of the lesion, diagnostic yield, and therapeutic yield of DBE based on long-term data from a single operator. A retrospective study was performed by reviewing medical records of subjects who had received DBE at our unit in the past 17 years. Overall diagnostic yield was 78.7% (210/267). The diagnostic yield for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) was 68.3% (84/123). The diagnostic yield for OGIB was significantly lower (p < 0.001) than that for other indications. Therapeutic yield was 24.7% (66

SUBMITTER: Lee SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9498053 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature