Hyperamylasemia and pancreatitis following spiral enteroscopy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis is a significant potential complication with double-balloon enteroscopy. Hyperamylasemia is frequently observed after both double-balloon enteroscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy but often without associated pancreatitis.
Christopher W Teshima +3 more
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Over the past decade, the advent of capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy has revolutionized the approach to small intestinal diseases. The small bowel is no longer out of reach, and has fallen within the diagnostic and therapeutic realm of ...
Christopher W Teshima, Gary May
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THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF BALLOON-ASSISTED ENTEROSCOPY [PDF]
The article presents first experience of balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) for one year (from December 2015 to December 2016). The total number of patients was 19. In this group performed 28 balloon-assisted enteroscopy.
V. M. DURLESHTER +5 more
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Diagnostic possibilities of the single-balloon enteroscopy
The aim of publication. Main questions which arise both at the attending physician, who prescribes investigation of the small intestine, and at endoscopist doctor who plans to perform this invasive intervention are discussed.
Ye. D. Fedorov +4 more
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Balloon Enteroscopy-assisted Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Choledocholithiasis in Situs Inversus Totalis With Billroth II Reconstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with situs inversus totalis (SIT) and Billroth II reconstruction is technically challenging because of mirror‐image anatomy, altered access to the papilla, and inverted papillary orientation.
Shintani S +6 more
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Two Contrasting Scintigraphy-Negative Pediatric Meckel's Diverticula Identified and Localized by Intestinal Ultrasound and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: A Report of Two Cases. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Scintigraphy‐negative Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is diagnostically challenging in children, particularly when the underlying pathology differs between cases. Technetium‐99m pertechnetate scintigraphy is widely used for diagnosis; however, false‐negative results may occur when ectopic gastric mucosa is absent or when the diverticulum is ...
Kasai S +8 more
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Therapeutic Balloon‐Assisted Enteroscopy: Recent Advances in the Management of Small Bowel Diseases [PDF]
ABSTRACT Balloon‐assisted enteroscopy (BAE) has substantially advanced small bowel disease management. This review summarizes recent therapeutic BAE advances, focusing on three major indications: small bowel vascular lesions, hereditary polyposis syndromes, and Crohn's disease (CD).
Nagayama M +8 more
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Detecting and managing small bowel Crohn’s disease – capsule endoscopy becoming a first line diagnostic method? [PDF]
Small bowel endoscopy is crucial for diagnosing small bowel Crohn’s disease, and capsule endoscopy is complemented by balloon-assisted enteroscopy to take biopsies and by magnetic resonance imaging to visualize enteral and extra-intestinal involvement ...
Hausmann, Johannes +1 more
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Small bowel imaging in managing Crohn's Disease patients [PDF]
The small bowel is essential to sustain alimentation and small bowel Crohn's disease (CD) may severely limit its function. Small bowel imaging is a crucial element in diagnosing small bowel CD, and treatment control with imaging is increasingly used to ...
Albert, Jörg Gerhard, Jörg G. Albert
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ObjectiveThe worldwide incidence of primary small intestinal lymphoma (PSIL) is increasing. However, little is known about the clinical and endoscopic characteristics of this disease.
Feng-Yu Tian +15 more
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