Publications by authors named "Miriam Escapa"
Background: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is the first-choice exploration in case of overt small bowel bleeding (SBB). An early CE is known to increase diagnostic yield, but long reading times may delay therapeutics. The study evaluates the diagnostic performance of the artificial intelligence tool TOP100 in patients with overt SBB undergoing early CE with Pillcam SB3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Motorized Spiral Enteroscopy (MSE) reduces procedure time and increases insertion depth into the small bowel; however, there is scarce evidence on factors affecting MSE efficacy.
Aims: To evaluate diagnostic yield and adverse events of MSE including patients with prior major abdominal surgery.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on patients undergoing MSE from June 2019 to December 2021.
Article Synopsis
- They studied how well a procedure called endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) works for people with Crohn's disease who have narrow spots in their small intestines.
- In the study, 80 patients underwent a total of 205 EBD treatments, and many had good results, with a success rate of about 88%.
- The researchers found that EBD is safe and can help avoid surgery in most cases, with very few serious side effects.