Small bowel imaging and endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) underwent a lot of change and advancement in the recent years. Modalities have shifted from gastroscopy, colonoscopy and small bowel follow through, to ileo-colonoscopy, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR), enteroscopy, wireless video capsule endoscopy and balloon assisted enteroscopy. Nowadays endoscopy has a...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) induced enteropathy represents an important complication of one of the most commonly used drugs worldwide. Due to previous diagnostics difficulties the real prevalence of this disease was underestimated for a long time. The pathogenesis of NSAID-enteropathy is more multifactorial and complex than formerly assumed but has still not been fully uncover...

red for evaluation of recurrent episodes of melena. Gastroscopy, colonoscopy with ileoscopy, and small-bowel computed tomography (CT) scanwere normal. Capsule endoscopy (Pill cam SB 2, Given Imaging, Yoqneam, Israel) disclosed a lesion with whitish carpet-like villi and superficial red spots with spontaneous bleeding at the proximal jejunum. At double-balloon enteroscopy (Fujinon, Saitama, Japa...

Numerous advances have recently been made in endoscopy for both diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. However, these advances have taken little account of the small bowel, as access by endoscopy is often difficult. With the advent of push endoscopy in 1971, the proximal jejunum could be examined to about 50 cm from the ligament of Treitz. The subsequent introduction of videoendo...

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...

Endoscopic management of malignant biliary stricture after hepaticojejunostomy is challenging. Although balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been developed, dedicated devices are still insufficient. We present a case of successful enteroscopic dilation using a wire-guided diathermic dilator [1–5], and placement of a novel, ultra-slim, uncovered,...

Management of small bowel diseases has evolved since the advent of capsule endoscopy (CE) and balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE). One of the most common indications for enteroscopy is obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB), followed by small bowel stenosis, tumors, and inflammatory bowel disease. Although enteroscopes have been regarded as useful tools, correct guidelines are required to ensu...