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Single-balloon push-and-pull enteroscopy system: does it work? A single-center, 3-year experience

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Background

The last decade has seen significant advances in the evaluation of the small bowel. Several endoscopic techniques have been developed in recent years: capsule endoscopy (CE), double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), and, more recently, the single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE). The aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic impact, safety, and feasibility of the SBE procedure after a 3-year experience.

Methods

A total of 73 SBE procedures were performed from July 2006 to July 2009. The starting insertion route (oral or anal) of SBE was chosen according to the estimated location of the suspected lesions based on the clinical presentation and, in 48 patients, on the findings of CE. A total of 70 patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (31), suspected malabsorption syndrome (12), polyposis syndromes (11), suspected Crohn’s disease (9), and suspected gastrointestinal tumors (7) were recruited.

Results

The SBE was not carried out in four patients because of technical problems. Multiple angiodysplasias were found and treated in 9 patients; Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), and multiple polypectomies were carried out in 8 patients; endoscopic tattoos were performed in 2 patients due to the large diameter of the polyps; and multiple biopsies was performed in only one patient. SBE diagnosed Crohn’s disease in four patients, malabsorption syndromes in two, lymphangiectasia in two, eosinophilic enteritis in one, melanoma in one, and nonspecific inflammation in eight. A total of seven small-bowel tumors were diagnosed (all were tattooed). In 23/70 patients the exam was negative. No major complications occurred.

Conclusion

Single-balloon enteroscopy seems to be safe, useful, and highly effective in the diagnosis and therapy of several small-bowel diseases.

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Drs. Maria Elena Riccioni, Riccardo Urgesi, Rossella Cianci, Cristiano Spada, Enrico Nista, and Guido Costamagna have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    M. E. Riccioni, R. Urgesi, C. Spada & G. Costamagna

  2. Cattedra di Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

    R. Urgesi

  3. Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    R. Cianci & E. C. Nista

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Riccioni, M.E., Urgesi, R., Cianci, R. et al. Single-balloon push-and-pull enteroscopy system: does it work? A single-center, 3-year experience. Surg Endosc 25, 3050–3056 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1669-2

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