Triple balloon enteroscopy: a combined method

Therapeutic balloon-assisted enteroscopy.

Since the introduction of the first balloon-based enteroscopic technique in 2001, therapeutic balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) using either the single or double balloon enteroscopy technique (respectively SBE and DBE) has evolved rapidly. Argon plasma coagulation (APC), polypectomy, dilation therapy of strictures, and therapy of the pancreatico-biliary system in patients with surgical altered...

Balloon-assisted enteroscopy using a single-balloon technique.

teroscopy system (Olympus Medical Systems Europa GmbH, Hamburg, Ger− many; l" Fig. 1) consists of a high−resolu− tion endoscope (XSIF−Q160Y) with a working length of 200 cm, and an outer diameter of 9.2 mm, and a flexible over− tube (XST−BY3A; l" Fig. 2) with a working length of 132 cm and an outer diameter of 13.2 mm. A latex−free balloon is only attached at the tip of the single−use sili− con...

Double balloon enteroscopy: Bangladesh experience.

Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a newly developed endoscopic modality for diagnosis and treatment of small bowel disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic impact of DBE in patient with suspected small bowel disease. This was a prospective study. Sixty one double balloon enteroscopy procedures (30 antegrade 31 retrograde) were done in thirty six patients...

Double balloon enteroscopy: a 2 year experience.

BACKGROUND Double balloon enteroscopy is a new technique that enables deep intubation of the endoscope into the small bowel lumen. Through a channel in the endoscope, invasive procedures such as biopsy, polypectomy and hemostasis can be performed, avoiding the need for surgery. OBJECTIVES To prospectively analyze our results of the first 124 DBEs performed since February 2007. METHODS The s...

Does Single Balloon Enteroscopy Have Similar Efficacy and Endoscopic Performance Compared with Double Balloon Enteroscopy?