Review paper<br>Four years’ experience with double balloon endoscopy across the world

Wojciech Kosmala; Janusz Milewski; Grażyna Rydzewska

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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny

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Review paper
Four years’ experience with double balloon endoscopy across the world

Wojciech Kosmala

,

Janusz Milewski

,

Grażyna Rydzewska

Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny 2007; 2 (6): 305–310

Online publish date: 2008/01/03

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Double balloon endoscopy is a new technique of examination of the small intestine, which revolutionized the diagnostics and therapy of the small intestine. The examination allows minimally invasive visualization of the whole small intestine, biopsy sampling and carrying out therapeutic interventions. Four years’ clinical experience indicates that diagnostic and therapeutic yield of this method is high. In obscure gastrointestinal bleeding diagnostic yield exceeds 75%. Recently we can find data about application of the double balloon method in difficult colonoscopy, ERPC and in patients after surgery with Roux-en-Y anastomosis. Double balloon endoscopy is a promising method, which needs more study and experience.

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Review paperFour years’ experience with double balloon endoscopy across the world

Wojciech Kosmala , Janusz Milewski , Grażyna Rydzewska

double balloon endoscopy, obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn’s disease, endotherapy

Review paper
Four years’ experience with double balloon endoscopy across the world

Wojciech Kosmala

,

Janusz Milewski

,

Grażyna Rydzewska