Conclusions: Single balloon enteroscopy seems to be a comparable system to double balloon enteroscopy, but with a significantly simplified and therefore shortened examination procedure. Diagnostic yield, therapeutic capabilities and mean insertion depth seem to be comparable to double balloon enteroscopy....
Introduction: Intraoperative enteroscopy, double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) and single balloon enteroscopy all use small bowel (sb) pleating techniques to visualize lengths of sb greater than the length of the enteroscope. Our prior studies have shown proof of concept for pleating sb using a spiral ...
Aims: To determine the clinical utility of the Olympus single balloon enteroscope. Methods: Subjects who were candidates for deep enteroscopy were enrolled. The Olympus XSIF-Q160Y enteroscope (200 cm length, 9.2 mm OD, 2.8 mm working channel) was coupled with a 132 cm long, 13.2 mm OD ...
Introduction: Intraoperative enteroscopy, double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) and single balloon enteroscopy all use small bowel (sb) pleating techniques to visualize lengths of sb greater than the length of the enteroscope. Our prior studies have shown proof of concept for pleating sb using a spiral ...