Open AccessUse of a Transparent Cap Increases the Diagnostic Yield in Antegrade Single-Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure GI Bleed
Author(s) -
Stephen Hasak,
Gabriel Lang,
Dayna S. Early,
Daniel Mullady,
Koushik K. Das,
Chien-Huan Chen,
Gregory S. Sayuk,
Vladimir Kushnir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-019-05532-7
Subject(s) - medicine , bleed , perforation , argon plasma coagulation , endoscope , hepatology , enteroscopy , surgery , angiodysplasia , balloon , endoscopy , gastroenterology , radiology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) is utilized in the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, but 40-50% of these patients experience continued GI blood loss, in part due to missed lesions. The utilization of a transparent cap attached to the end of the endoscope can improve mucosal visualization in other endoscopic applications, but has not yet been evaluated in SBE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a cap on the diagnostic yield of SBE.