the gastrointestinal tract to evaluate because of its long length, complex looped configuration, and also because of its distant location. Only the proximal portion of the jejunum and the terminal ileum can be examined with the use of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy. Thus, other examination tools such as small bowel follow-through, enteroclysis, capsule endoscopy and double-bal...

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...

Title: Endoscopic balloon dilatation for benign hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture using short double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with a prior Whipple's procedure: a retrospective study Authors: Sho Mizukawa ([email protected]) Koichiro Tsutsumi ([email protected]) Hironari Kato ([email protected]) Shinichiro Muro ([email protected]) Yutaka Akimoto ([email protected])...

syndrome (PJS) had a known history of jejunal intussusception with partial resection of the jejunum 7 years previously. The PJSwas under surveillance with regular polypectomy by colonoscopy every year in our hospital. She attended our department again with a 1 month history of intermittent upper abdominal cramping pain and bile-like vomitus. Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) showed transient int...

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is one of the most common inheritable disorders and is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). However, the predominant location of these lesions in the small bowel makes them difficult to diagnose. We report the successful use of balloon enteroscopy in conjunction with conventional methods for clinical diagnosis of jejunal G...

Although metastasis from cutaneous malignant melanoma to the small intestine is not uncommon, primary small bowel melanoma (SBM) is extremely rare. This case report describes a rare case of primary SBM, diagnosed by single-balloon enteroscopy. A 74-year-old man presented with recurrent melena. Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy were unremarkable. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed an ilea...

doscopy. A double-balloon enteroscopy was performed for partially obstructive attacks of abdominal pain suspicious of small-bowel invaginations by big polyps; enteroscopy confirmed the diagnosis. A majority of polyps were localized in the jejunum, and a polypectomy of lesions greater than 1 cm was performed. Histology was consistent with harmatomatous polyps. The entire small bowel was explored...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Balloon-assisted enteroscopy allows therapeutic intervention in the small bowel, and even of the biliopancreatic system in patients with altered anatomy. However, the conventional single-balloon enteroscope (SBE) has limited therapeutic use because of its small-caliber working channel and the lack of an additional water jet channel. The new single-balloon enteroscope p...

A 49-year-old patient underwent cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunal anastomosis (●" Fig.1) for Mirizzi’s syndrome. Jaundice, pruritus, choluria, and acholia developed 4 months later. The total serum bilirubin was 21mg/dL, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) demonstrated intrahepatic bile duct dilation and anastomotic stricture. Double-balloon enteroscopy was perform...