Open AccessInspecting the total gastrointestinal tract by consecutive bidirectional double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with suspected small bowel bleeding
Author(s) -
Liang Zhao,
Anning Yin,
Fei Liao,
Yijuan Ding,
Honggang Yu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the turkish journal of gastroenterology/the turkish journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2148-5607
pISSN - 1300-4948
DOI - 10.5152/tjg.2020.19387
Subject(s) - medicine , enteroscopy , etiology , double balloon enteroscopy , gastroenterology , gastrointestinal tract , gastrointestinal bleeding , capsule endoscopy , adverse effect , surgery , endoscopy
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility, efficiency, and clinical significance of examining the total gastrointestinal (GI) tract by consecutive bidirectional double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) within 1 day in patients with suspected small-bowel bleeding.