Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The diagnostic yields of video capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy for indications without bleeding ...

This study demonstrates that DBE and SE procedures for exploration of the small bowel are similar in terms of safety and provide similar diagnostic and therapeutic yields. Comparison between the two ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – November 24, 2008 – A cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by researchers at Stanford University Hospital in Calif., shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a cost ...

Although double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is useful for the diagnosis and management of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, the technique is fairly invasive, has several limitations, and ...

The small bowel is difficult to visualize owing to its inaccessibility; the diagnosis and treatment of small-bowel diseases is, therefore, difficult. Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) has been ...

Introduction Role of Endoscopy in the Evaluation of OGIB Nonendoscopic Methods Summary References Sonde enteroscopy involves the use of a long, flexible, fiberoptic instrument propelled through the ...

A large-scale data review by researchers in China showed double balloon enteroscopy to be safe and effective for detection of diseases of the small intestine, according to an American Society for ...

Abstract: Balloon-assisted enteroscopy procedures allow visualization and intervention in the small intestine. These balloons anchor an endoscope and/or overtube to the small intestine, allowing ...

A double balloon endoscopy service has been introduced at Mater Dei Hospital after a €1.5m investment in equipment and training. Double balloon endoscopy is an advanced procedure used by doctors to ...