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Abstract Objectives Hereditary polyposis syndromes in children are rare, heterogeneous disorders associated with significant morbidity and long‐term risk of malignancy. Current data on their presentation, management, and outcomes in pediatric populations remain limited.
Shlomi Cohen +9 more
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Spiral enteroscopy versus single-balloon enteroscopy for the evaluation and treatment of small bowel disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background/Aims Device-assisted enteroscopy has advanced small bowel disorder management. We conducted this meta-analysis to compare the clinical and procedural outcomes between spiral enteroscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy.
Sami Ghazaleh +9 more
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Endoscopic small bowel therapies for type 2 diabetes
Abstract Type 2 diabetes is a global epidemic despite current medical treatments. Many patients are not responsive to medications, and patients with obesity are hesitant about bariatric surgery. Studies investigating the metabolic effects of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass have increasingly demonstrated that the duodenum plays a key role in the ...
Roma Patel +4 more
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Push Enteroscopy Guided Removal of a Sharp Foreign Body from the Midjejunum in a Child
Background The majority of foreign bodies entering the small intestine are passed spontaneously. However, in case of a sharp object, its removal is an urgency due to a higher risk of intestinal perforation, and endoscopic intervention is an appropriate ...
Sridhar Sundaram +4 more
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Small Bowel Lesions and Bleeding Risk in Hemodialysis Patients: A Narrative Review
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal bleeding is very common among hemodialysis patients. This high bleeding risk is caused by uremic platelet dysfunction, vascular fragility, intradialytic hemodynamic instability, and widespread antithrombotic therapy.
Andreas Smyrlis +3 more
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BACKGROUND: Capsule enteroscopy is considered the gold standard for evaluating patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. The costs of capsule enteroscopy examination, however, make it uncertain whether the clinically relevant diagnostic gain is ...
G. Costamagna +18 more
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Background and aims: The small bowel has, to date, remained a difficult area to access via endoscopy. The novel motorized power spiral enteroscopy, recently introduced, has more depth of insertion and is of shorter duration.
Madhura Prasad, MD, MRCP(UK) DNB(Gastro), FTE +7 more
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Role of enteroscopy in diagnostics of tumors and preneoplastic diseases of the small intestine
The aim of review. To present state-of-the art on the role and value of videocapsular and balloon enteroscopy in diagnostics of small intestinal tumors.Original positions. Tumors of the small intestine are quite rare, despite of major extent of the organ,
Ye. V. Ivanova +5 more
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Diagnostic yield of push-type enteroscopy in relation to indication
Background—Push-type enteroscopy, a recent method for investigating the small intestine, is currently undergoing assessment. Its diagnostic yield varies in the studies reported to date.Aim—To assess the diagnostic value of push-type enteroscopy according
B Landi +8 more
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NSAID Enteropathy: A Review of the Disease Entity and Its Distinction from Crohn’s Enteropathy
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced enteropathy is an increasingly recognized entity. Patients of older age and those suffering from conditions such as arthritis requiring long term NSAIDs are thought to be at greater risk.
Smita Esther Raju +2 more
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