Open AccessEvaluation of the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of retrograde through-the-scope balloon enteroscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy
Author(s) -
Yi Jia,
Majd Michael,
Mohammad Bashashati,
Sherif Elhanafi,
Christopher Dodoo,
Alok Dwivedi,
Andres F. Carrion,
Mohamed Othman,
Marc J. Zuckerman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i11.459
Subject(s) - medicine , enteroscopy , balloon , ileocecal valve , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , surgery , complication , ureteroscope , double balloon enteroscopy , endoscopy , pancreatitis , ileum
Retrograde single balloon enteroscopy (SBE) is a minimally invasive procedure which is less frequently performed compared with antegrade SBE. There are few studies on the retrograde through-the-scope enteroscopy (TTSE), a novel technique for evaluation of the small bowel.