Prospective evaluation of the long-term outcomes after deep small-bowel spiral enteroscopy in patients with obscure GI bleeding.

Background: Spiral enteroscopy can be safe and effective in the short term for evaluation of obscure GI bleeding, but long-term data are lacking.

Objective: To assess the long-term clinical outcomes after deep small-bowel spiral enteroscopy performed for obscure GI bleeding.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Spiral enteroscopy: prospective U.S. multicenter study in patients with small-bowel disorders.

Background: The performance characteristics of spiral enteroscopy have not been well-described.

Objective: To determine the technical performance, diagnostic and therapeutic yields, and safety of oral spiral enteroscopy in patients with suspected or established small-bowel pathology.

Design: Prospective, multicenter, cohort study, with centralized database.

Diagnostic yield of spiral enteroscopy when performed for the evaluation of abnormal capsule endoscopy findings.

Background: Spiral enteroscopy (SE) has emerged as a new alternative for deep intubation of the small intestine. SE is most often used to evaluate abnormal findings on capsule endoscopy (CE).

Objective: Investigate the ability of SE to reproduce abnormal findings detected on preceding CE.

Prospective evaluation of gastroenterologist-guided, nurse-administered standard sedation for spiral deep small bowel enteroscopy.

Background: Sedation of patients for deep small bowel enteroscopy presents unique challenges and is traditionally provided by anesthesiologists. No study has directly evaluated gastroenterologist-guided, nurse-administered sedation for deep enteroscopy. Further, no comparison exists between gastroenterologist-guided versus anesthesiologist-guided sedation during deep enteroscopy.