BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS In overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OV), double balloon endoscopy (DBE) is recommended as one of the most important investigations as it can provide both diagnosis and treatment. However, there is no set standard on the timing of DBE in OV. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic and therapeutic yields between urgent and non-urgent DBE in patients w...

Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) was introduced 15 years ago. The complications of diagnostic DBE are rare, acute pancreatitis is most redoubtable one (incidence about 0.3%). Hyperamylasemia after DBE seems to be a rather common condition respectively. The most probable cause seems to be a mechanical straining of the pancreas. We tried to identify patients in a higher risk of acute pancreatitis...

BACKGROUND We evaluated first the feasibility of endoscopic small-bowel polypectomy and second, the economic aspects, by comparing the cost of endoscopic and surgical polyp resection. METHODS A prospective, observational, multicenter study included 494 patients with positive capsule endoscopy (CE) before double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE). We selected only CE with at least one polyp. The retros...

AIM To determine the frequency of bleeding source detection in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) who underwent double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) after pre-procedure imaging [multiphase computed tomography enterography (MPCTE), video capsule endoscopy (VCE), or both] and assess the impact of imaging on DBE diagnostic yield. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using a prospec...

AIM To perform a single-center analysis of all double balloon endoscopy (DBE) related cases of pancreatitis identified prospectively from a recorded DBE-complication database. METHODS From November 2003 until January 2007, 603 DBE procedures were performed on 412 patients, with data on complications recorded in a database. The setting was a tertiary care center offering DBE. DBE was performed...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Videocapsule endoscopy (VCE) and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) allow deep exploration in patients with suspected small bowel pathology. VCE is often performed as an initial small bowel examination to explore whether an intervention by DBE is indicated and to determine insertion route. The study aim was to evaluate the correlation between DBE and VCE in patients with obscure or ...

background : approach to the small intestine has been difficult even with newer methods. double-balloon enteroscopy (dbe) has been created for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in diseases of the small intestine. small intestinal diseases have different etiologies in each country. the dbe has been introduced in recent years in iran. our aim was to study the indications and results of dbe...

BACKGROUND Single-balloon endoscopy (SBE) has been introduced as a simplified endoscopy technique after the promotion of double-balloon endoscopy (DBE). The difference in clinical performance between DBE and SBE is still not very clear. In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety between these 2 endoscopic procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 173 patients with suspected sm...

BACKGROUND double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is becoming more commonly used for investigation of small bowel pathology. Currently, there are limited data to describe its safety and efficacy in the population over age 65. AIM to investigate the indications, findings and outcomes of DBE performed in patients older than 80, as well as the correlation between DBE and prior capsule endoscopy (CE) f...

Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) was developed as a new technique for visualization and intervention of the entire small intestine. It has been world-widely reported that DBE is very useful for not only diagnosis but also endoscopic therapy. In this paper, the principle of the DBE system and indication for DBE are described introductory. DBE should be performed considering differential diagnosis ...