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      Preliminary colonoscopy facilitates retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy

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      Journal: Endoscopy International Open
      Publisher: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG

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          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 at a single tertiary-care center to examine the success of IC intubation, maximal depth of enteroscope insertion, and duration of the procedure.

          Results: The IC intubation success rate among patients who underwent RDBE using this novel method was 100 % as compared to 72.7 % using the traditional method ( P < 0.003).

          Conclusions: RDBE preceded by colonoscopy had a significantly higher IC intubation success rate, compared to RDBEs performed using the traditional method. Results support the use of this novel method when IC valve intubation using standard methods is difficult, and it may limit the need for repeat procedures or the use of other modalities for examining the small bowel.

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          Total enteroscopy with a nonsurgical steerable double-balloon method.

          Sarah Miyata, H Yamamoto, Amy Y. Sato … (2001)
          Deep insertion of an enteroscope by use of a push technique is difficult. A new method of enteroscopy was developed, a double-balloon method, to improve the access to the small intestine. The new method uses 2 balloons, one attached to the tip of the endoscope and another at the distal end of an overtube. By using these balloons to grip the intestinal wall, the endoscope can be inserted further without forming redundant loops in the small intestine. This method was tried with a standard upper endoscope in 3 patients and with a longer enteroscope in 1 patient. Despite its short length the upper endoscope was successfully inserted as far as 30 to 50 cm beyond the ligament of Treitz in the 3 patients. In the fourth patient the longer enteroscope was successfully inserted beyond the ileo-cecal valve. The double-balloon method facilitates endoscopic access to the small intestine.
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            Clinical outcomes of double-balloon endoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of small-intestinal diseases.

            Hiroyuki Sato, Sarah Miyata, Tomonori Yano … (2004)
            A specialized system for a new method for enteroscopy, the double-balloon method, was developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of this endoscopic system for small-intestinal disorders. The double-balloon endoscopy system was used to perform 178 enteroscopies (89 by the anterograde approach and 89 by the retrograde approach) in 123 patients. The system was assessed on the basis of the rates of success in jejunal and ileal insertion and the entire examination of the small intestine, diagnostic yields, ability to perform treatment, and complications. Insertion of the endoscope beyond the ligament of Treitz or ileocecal valve was possible in all 178 procedures. It was possible to observe approximately one half to two thirds of the entire small intestine by each approach, and observation of the entire small intestine was possible in 24 (86%) of 28 trials. The source of bleeding was identified in 50 (76%) of 66 patients with GI bleeding, scrutiny of strictures was possible in 23 patients, and a tumor was examined endoscopically in 17 patients. Two complications (1.1%) occurred. Endoscopic therapies in the small intestine including hemostasis (12 cases), polypectomy (1 case), endoscopic mucosal resection (1 case), balloon dilation (6 cases), and stent placement (2 cases) were performed successfully. Double-balloon endoscopy permits the exploration of the small intestine with a high success rate of total enteroscopy. The procedure is safe and useful, and it provides high diagnostic yields and therapeutic capabilities.
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              Double-balloon enteroscopy: indications, diagnostic yield, and complications in a series of 275 patients with suspected small-bowel disease.

              Hans Heine, E. Kuipers, Elles Mulder … (2005)
              Until recently, only the proximal small bowel was accessible for diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. This paper describes experience in the first 275 patients examined and treated with the new method of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), which is expected to make full-length enteroscopy possible. Between November 2003 and May 2005, double-balloon enteroscopy was conducted in 275 consecutive patients presenting at two tertiary referral hospitals. The characteristics of the patients, indications for the procedures, procedural parameters, and diagnostic yield are described here. All conventional treatment options were available. The tolerability of the procedure was assessed in a small subset of the patients. After the procedure, the patients were monitored in a recovery room for at least 2h. They were discharged afterwards, provided there were no signs of complications or complaints. The main indication for DBE was suspected small-bowel bleeding (n=168), and the lesions responsible for the bleeding were found in 123 patients (73 %) and treated in 61 (55 %). In patients with refractory celiac disease (n=25), DBE revealed a high proportion (six patients, 23 %) of enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphomas that had not been suspected on other tests. Further DBE indications were surveillance and treatment of hereditary polyposis syndromes (n=20); and suspected Crohn's disease, which was diagnosed with DBE in four of 13 patients (30 %). No relevant pathology was found in 24 % of the patients. Panenteroscopy was successfully performed in 26 of 62 patients (42 %) in whom it was attempted, in either one or two sessions. The average duration of the procedures was 90 min (range 30 - 180 min, SD 42), and the average insertion length was 270 cm (range 60 - 600 cm, SD 104). Patients' tolerance of the procedure was excellent. Severe complications were recognized in three cases (1 %), all involving pancreatitis. This large pilot series shows that DBE is a well-tolerated and safe new endoscopic technique with a high diagnostic yield in selected patients.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Endosc Int Open
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Endosc Int Open
                Journal ID (publisher-id): 10.1055/s-0034-1377934
                Title: Endoscopy International Open
                Publisher: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Stuttgart · New York )
                ISSN (Print): 2364-3722
                ISSN (Electronic): 2196-9736
                Publication date (Print): December 2014
                Publication date (Electronic): 26 September 2014
                Volume: 2
                Issue: 4
                Pages: E241-E243
                Affiliations
                Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655 USA
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                Corresponding author Samuel Han, MD UMass Memorial Medical Center 55 Lake Avenue NorthWorcester, Massachusetts 01655 USA+01-508-856-3981 Samuel.Han@ 123456umassmemorial.org
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                DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377760
                PMC ID: 4423272
                SO-VID: 6a74ac0d-afff-42bc-917d-cfc539cfe09e
                Copyright © © Thieme Medical Publishers
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                Date received : 31 January 2014
                Date accepted : 07 July 2014
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