Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract

Background. The small intestine has been considered to be a highly difficult organ to visualize in imaging examinations due to its anatomical location compared with the stomach and the colon. In recent years, many imaging modalities have become available, such as CT enterography, MR enterography, c...

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Main Authors:	Endo, Masaki, Abiko, Yukito, Oana, Syuhei, Kudara, Norihiko, Kosaka, Takashi, Chiba, Toshimi, Takikawa, Yasuhiro, Suzuki, Kazuyuki, Sugai, Tamotsu
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Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3238371/

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spelling	pubmed-32383712011-12-22 Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract Endo, Masaki Abiko, Yukito Oana, Syuhei Kudara, Norihiko Kosaka, Takashi Chiba, Toshimi Takikawa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sugai, Tamotsu Clinical Study Background. The small intestine has been considered to be a highly difficult organ to visualize in imaging examinations due to its anatomical location compared with the stomach and the colon. In recent years, many imaging modalities have become available, such as CT enterography, MR enterography, capsule endoscopy (CE), and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE). Patients and Methods. DBE was performed in the postoperative intestines of 91 patients (128 DBE examinations) at Iwate Medical University between 2004 and 2010. There were 61 male and 30 female patients, and their mean age was 69.7 years (range: 30–80 years). Results. A total of 124 DBE examinations were performed with endoscope insertion into the reconstructed intestines. The endoscope reached the blind end in 115 of 124 examinations, (92.7%). There were 17 patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in whom 30 DBE examinations were performed. The bleeding site was identified in 12 patients (70.6%). Nine patients underwent endoscopic treatment. Hemostasis was achieved in all patients. Conclusion. DBE is very useful modality for the assessment and application of endotherapy to areas of the small bowel which have been altered by surgery. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-12-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3238371/ /pubmed/22194738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/429462 Text en Copyright © 2011 Masaki Endo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Endo, Masaki Abiko, Yukito Oana, Syuhei Kudara, Norihiko Kosaka, Takashi Chiba, Toshimi Takikawa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sugai, Tamotsu
spellingShingle	Endo, Masaki Abiko, Yukito Oana, Syuhei Kudara, Norihiko Kosaka, Takashi Chiba, Toshimi Takikawa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sugai, Tamotsu Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract
author_facet	Endo, Masaki Abiko, Yukito Oana, Syuhei Kudara, Norihiko Kosaka, Takashi Chiba, Toshimi Takikawa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sugai, Tamotsu
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title	Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract
title_short	Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract
title_full	Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract
title_fullStr	Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract
title_full_unstemmed	Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract
title_sort	usefulness of double-balloon endoscopy in the postoperative gastrointestinal tract
description	Background. The small intestine has been considered to be a highly difficult organ to visualize in imaging examinations due to its anatomical location compared with the stomach and the colon. In recent years, many imaging modalities have become available, such as CT enterography, MR enterography, capsule endoscopy (CE), and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE). Patients and Methods. DBE was performed in the postoperative intestines of 91 patients (128 DBE examinations) at Iwate Medical University between 2004 and 2010. There were 61 male and 30 female patients, and their mean age was 69.7 years (range: 30–80 years). Results. A total of 124 DBE examinations were performed with endoscope insertion into the reconstructed intestines. The endoscope reached the blind end in 115 of 124 examinations, (92.7%). There were 17 patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in whom 30 DBE examinations were performed. The bleeding site was identified in 12 patients (70.6%). Nine patients underwent endoscopic treatment. Hemostasis was achieved in all patients. Conclusion. DBE is very useful modality for the assessment and application of endotherapy to areas of the small bowel which have been altered by surgery.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2011
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3238371/
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Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract

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