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

Patarapong Kamalaporn | Zendy; Sarah Cho | Zendy; Nancy Basset | Zendy; Maria Cirocco | Zendy; Gary R. May | Zendy; Paul Kortan | Zendy; Gabor Kandel | Zendy; Norman E. Marcon | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Patarapong Kamalaporn,

Sarah Cho,

Nancy Basset,

Maria Cirocco,

Gary R. May,

Paul Kortan,

Gabor Kandel,

Norman E. Marcon

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2008/942731

Subject(s) - double balloon enteroscopy , capsule endoscopy , angiodysplasia , medicine , enteroscopy , argon plasma coagulation , polypectomy , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastroenterology , surgery , endoscopy , colonoscopy , cancer , colorectal cancer

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.

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