Double-Balloon Enteroscopy following Capsule Endoscopy in the Management of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Outcome of a Combined Approach

Patarapong Kamalaporn; Sarah Cho; Nancy Basset; Maria Cirocco; Gary May; Paul Kortan; Gabor Kandel; Norman Marcon

doi:10.1155/2008/942731

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2008)

Double-Balloon Enteroscopy following Capsule Endoscopy in the Management of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Outcome of a Combined Approach

Patarapong Kamalaporn,
Sarah Cho,
Nancy Basset,
Maria Cirocco,
Gary May,
Paul Kortan,
Gabor Kandel,
Norman Marcon

Affiliations

Patarapong Kamalaporn: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Cho: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nancy Basset: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Maria Cirocco: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gary May: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paul Kortan: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gabor Kandel: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Norman Marcon: Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/942731
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 5
pp. 491 – 495

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the relative accuracy of capsule endoscopy (CE) versus double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) to investigate obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). CE is less invasive, but DBE more directly examines the small bowel, and allows tissue sampling plus therapeutic intervention.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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