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Deep enteroscopy - indications, diagnostic yield and complications

Author(s) -

Oliver Moeschler

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

world journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 2219-2840

pISSN - 1007-9327

DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1385

Subject(s) - enteroscopy , double balloon enteroscopy , medicine , capsule endoscopy , endoscopy , radiology , surgery , general surgery

Since its introduction in 2001 capsule endoscopy opened up the small bowel for diagnostic approaches followed by double balloon enteroscopy which enabled the endoscopic community to perform therapeutic interventions in the whole small intestine. In this review the scientific developments related to indications, diagnostic yield and complications of the last years between the competing devices double ballon enteroscopy, single balloon enteroscopy and spiral enteroscopy are illustrated.

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