Utility of single balloon enteroscopy (SBE) for difficult cases of total colonoscopy

Preliminary colonoscopy facilitates retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy (RDBE) has a high failure rate due to difficulty intubating the ileo-cecal (IC) valve. We examined the utility of a pre-RDBE colonoscopy using a pediatric colonoscope to clean the cecum and perform an initial intubation of the IC valve. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study is a retrospective review of RDBE procedures for 45 patients a...

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...

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

Two Cases of Ileal Dieulafoy Lesion with Massive Hematochezia Treated by Single Balloon Enteroscopy

Ileal Dieulafoy lesion is an unusual vascular abnormality that can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. It can be associated with massive, life-threatening hemorrhage and requires urgent angiographic intervention or surgery. Ileal Dieulafoy lesion is hard to recognize due to inaccessibility and normal-appearing mucosa. With advances in endoscopy, aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic approaches inc...

Efficacy and Safety of Single-Balloon Versus Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis

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...