Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Webber Chan, Lim Kim Wei, Terence Tan, Lim Gek Hsiang, Christopher Kong, Ennaliza Salazar, Doreen Koay, Christopher Khor, Ravishankar Asokkumar
Summary: This study compared the therapeutic outcomes and safety between motorized spiral enteroscopy (MSE) and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), and found no significant difference in the success rates between the two procedures. However, MSE had a higher incidence of adverse events.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Francesca Ferretti, Federica Branchi, Stefania Orlando, Leda Roncoroni, Giulio Barigelletti, Sabrina Fabiano, Maurizio Vecchi, Roberto Penagini, Luisa Doneda, Luca Elli
Summary: CE and DBE have a high diagnostic yield in identifying and monitoring complicated celiac disease. Patients older than age 50 years with a CD duration shorter than 5 years are more likely to have positive CE results. Some SB lesions are unreachable by upper endoscopy.
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Margherita Trebbi, Cesare Casadei, Silvia Dari, Andrea Buzzi, Mario Luciano Brancaccio, Valentina Feletti, Alessandro Mussetto
Summary: This study evaluated the indications, diagnostic yield, therapeutic yield, and complications of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) in a cohort of consecutive patients according to patients' age. The results showed that DBE had a good diagnostic yield, with vascular lesions and polyps or neoplastic masses being the main findings. Older patients had higher rates of clinically relevant findings and therapeutic intervention. DBE is an efficient and safe diagnostic and therapeutic tool, especially in the elderly population.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Mariko Sekiya, Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Tomonori Yano, Shoko Miyahara, Manabu Nagayama, Yasutoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Shinozaki, Keijiro Sunada, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Hironori Yamamoto
Summary: This study retrospectively reviewed the long-term outcomes of DBE-assisted endoscopic resection of duodenal and jejunal polyps in 8 patients with FAP over a period of 14 years, showing that the method can be performed safely, efficiently, and effectively without development of advanced duodenal or jejunal cancer in patients during the study period.
Article
Surgery
Satimai Aniwan, Vichai Viriyautsahakul, Thanawat Luangsukrerk, Phonthep Angsuwatcharakon, Panida Piyachaturawat, Pradermchai Kongkam, Natanong Kongtab, Sombat Treeprasertsuk, Pinit Kullavanijaya, Rungsun Rerknimitr
Summary: This study demonstrated that patients with positive DBE requiring therapeutic intervention had a lower rebleeding rate, and about one-fifth of patients may have false negative results after DBE.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Akiko Toshimori, Haruhiro Inoue, Mary Raina Angeli Fujiyoshi, Yusuke Fujiyoshi, Yohei Nishikawa, Mayo Tanabe, Yuto Shimamura, Kaori Ohwada, Masashi Ono, Haruo Ikeda, Manabu Onimaru
Summary: Endoscopic balloon dilatation is an established treatment for benign gastrointestinal strictures, but achieving widths of over 20 mm is challenging. New techniques, such as the single-barrel and double-barrel methods, have been developed to safely dilate over 20-mm widths under direct visualization.
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Brendan P. Halloran, Laith H. Jamil, Simon K. Lo, Matt Reeson, Eric A. Vasiliauskas, Stephan Targan, Andrew Ippoliti, Neel K. Mann, Gil Y. Melmed
Summary: Double balloon endoscopy (DBE) is a safe and effective procedure for patients with suspected or established Crohn's disease, allowing for diagnostic monitoring and therapeutic intervention. Patients undergoing dilation of strictures via DBE had an 80% surgery-free rate within the follow-up period.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
Kana Yamanashi, Takehiko Katsurada, Mutsumi Nishida, Reizo Onishi, Satomi Omotehara, Shinsuke Otagiri, Kensuke Sakurai, Kazunori Nagashima, Kenji Kinoshita, Ryo Takagi, Naoya Sakamoto
Summary: Transabdominal ultrasonography (US) and endoscopy showed moderate correlation in assessing Crohn's disease activity. US had a stronger correlation with CDAI compared to SES-CD, suggesting its better accuracy in evaluating disease activity.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Vibhu Chittajallu, Yazan Abu Omar, C. Roberto Simons-Linares, Prabhleen Chahal
Summary: This study investigated the etiologic spectrum of benign duodenal stenosis (BDS) and its response to endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD). The results showed that EBD was effective for treating BDS regardless of its etiology. Males were more likely to have distal duodenal involvement, and the usage of PPI was associated with clinical success.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Lijuan Qian, Yijie Gu, Lu Zheng, Tingting Xia
Summary: In this study, the clinical data of 134 cases of CE and 109 cases of DBE were retrospectively analyzed. The results showed that DBE had a higher disease diagnostic rate and suspected intestinal bleeding rate than CE, but required a longer examination time, had a higher incidence of adverse reactions, and a lower examination tolerance than CE.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Surgery
Sama Anvari, Yung Lee, Nivedh Patro, Melissa Sam Soon, Aristithes G. Doumouras, Dennis Hong
Summary: Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is safe and effective for ERCP in patients with surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy, with success rates of 90%-94% and a 4% adverse event rate. Subgroup analysis did not demonstrate significant differences in outcomes between short-scope and long-scope DBE-ERCP. Further research is needed to clarify the role of DBE compared to other modalities in surgically altered anatomy.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Masumi Nagata, Keisuke Jimbo, Nobuyasu Arai, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Kaori Tokushima, Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Takahiro Kudo, Toshiaki Shimizu
Summary: This is a research report on the common causes of pediatric bloody stool, presenting the first case of an isolated juvenile polyp diagnosed and treated by abdominal ultrasonography and double-balloon endoscopy. This study is of great significance for improving the success rate of early diagnosis and non-surgical invasive treatment.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jing Hu, Juan Wu, Peipei Zhang, Naizhong Hu, Qiao Mei, Xingwang Wu, Wei Han
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) in detecting small-bowel strictures in Crohn's disease. The results showed that DBE had a higher diagnostic yield compared to computed tomography enterography (CTE), and the diagnostic yield was not influenced by the severity of the stricture. This suggests that DBE is an effective method for detecting small bowel strictures in CD patients.
BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kei Nomura, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Masashi Omori, Rina Odakura, Kentaro Ito, Takafumi Maruyama, Mayuko Haraikawa, Keiichi Haga, Osamu Nomura, Hirofumi Fukushima, Takashi Murakami, Dai Ishikawa, Mariko Hojo, Akihito Nagahara
Summary: A 71-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and long-term use of NSAIDs presented with abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with small bowel obstruction caused by an enterolith, which was successfully treated with endoscopy and cola dissolution therapy.
MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Roberta Elisa Rossi, Luca Elli, Federica Branchi, Dario Conte, Sara Massironi
Summary: This study reported the experience of using DBE for the diagnosis of sbNEN at a single referral center. The results showed that DBE has a sensitivity of 60%, specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 67% in diagnosing sbNEN, with no observed complications. Further studies are needed to clarify the diagnostic role of DBE in neuroendocrine tumors and its relationship with other techniques.
