Visualization of the entire small-bowel mucosa had not been possible until the development of the capsule endoscope (Pillcam, Given Imaging, Yoqneam, Israel). However, this device did not allow any endoscopic intervention. More recently, a double balloon endoscope has been developed that allows intubation of the entire small bowel. This endoscope contains a working channel that allows for all the interventions possible with standard colonoscopes. In this review we describe the instrument, techniques for its use, and its practical applications and capabilities. We review the experience to date for its use in various clinical indications for small-bowel inflammatory disease, its diagnostic and therapeutic yield and risks, and its role and potential in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ibd.21373 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Percutaneous VT Ablation via RA-to-LV Access in Patients With Double Mechanical Valves: A Multicenter Registry.
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
January 2025
Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Background: In patients with mechanical aortic and mitral valves requiring catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT), a technique for access from the right atrium (RA) to the left ventricle (LV) via puncture of the inferoseptal process of the LV was previously described in a single-center series.
Objectives: This study sought to report the multicenter experience of VT ablation using this novel LV access approach.
Methods: We assembled a multicenter registry of patients with double mechanical valves who underwent VT ablation with RA-to-LV access.
Evaluation of double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of type 1 small bowel vascular lesions (angioectasia): a retrospective cohort study.
BMC Gastroenterol
January 2025
Independent Researcher, İzmir, Turkey.
Background: Small-bowel angioectasia is commonly diagnosed and managed using double-balloon enteroscopy; however, rebleeding rates can vary significantly. This study aimed to identify and evaluate the clinical predictors of rebleeding in patients with small-bowel angioectasia.
Methods: This retrospective study focused on adult patients who underwent endoscopic management for small bowel vascular lesions (SBVLs).
Antegrade Ureteral Stenting in Pediatric Patients: Introducing a Novel Ureteral Morphological Classification and a New Perspective on Functional Success.
J Clin Med
January 2025
Interventional Radiology Department, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Application and Research Center, Başkent University, 01250 Adana, Turkey.
: The objective of the current research is to assess the benefits that come with antegrade ureteral stenting coupled with imaging techniques in children and also provide a new classification based on the ureter's morphological elements. : Between 2011 and 2024, 107 antegrade stent placement procedures performed in 71 pediatric patients aged 0-12 years who could not undergo retrograde double-J stent placement were retrospectively analyzed. According to the morphologic structure of the ureter, four categories were classified as normal, straight/slightly angled, S-shaped, and spiral-shaped.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficacy of robot-assisted double-flap techniques with refinements to minimize anastomosis-related complications after proximal gastrectomy.
Surg Today
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
Purpose: The double-flap technique (DFT) is an anti-reflux reconstruction procedure performed after proximal gastrectomy (PG), but its complexity and high incidence of anastomotic stenosis are problematic. We conducted this study to demonstrate the efficacy of robot-assisted DFT, with refinements, to address these issues.
Methods: Surgical outcomes were compared between the following procedures modified over time at our institution: conventional open DFT (group O, n = 16); early robotic DFT (group RE, n = 19), which follows the conventional open PG approach; and late robotic DFT (group RL, n = 21), which incorporates refinements to the early robotic DFT technique by exploiting more of the robotic capabilities available.
A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: jejunal ALK positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
January 2025
Gastroenterology, Meizhou People's Hospital. Meizhou Academy of Medical Sciences, China.
A 32-year-old man had recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed a 4×2-cm abdominal tough mass with unclear boundaries. Palpation caused mild tenderness without rebound pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!