The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Before the introduction of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), it was impossible to visualize the entire small bowel. Its diagnostic yield has been assessed in adults, but not yet in children. The present retrospective study evaluated the diagnostic usefulness and safety of D...
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| description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Before the introduction of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), it was impossible to visualize the entire small bowel. Its diagnostic yield has been assessed in adults, but not yet in children. The present retrospective study evaluated the diagnostic usefulness and safety of DBE in children with suspected small bowel disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f4bc998a0a64841b43afcdbcd7375ab2025-02-03T00:59:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002009-01-0123963563810.1155/2009/281040The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 CasesWei Liu0Chundi Xu1Jie Zhong2Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Before the introduction of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), it was impossible to visualize the entire small bowel. Its diagnostic yield has been assessed in adults, but not yet in children. The present retrospective study evaluated the diagnostic usefulness and safety of DBE in children with suspected small bowel disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/281040 |
| spellingShingle | Wei Liu Chundi Xu Jie Zhong The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases |
| title_full | The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases |
| title_fullStr | The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases |
| title_short | The Diagnostic Value of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Children with Small Bowel Disease: Report of 31 Cases |
| title_sort | diagnostic value of double balloon enteroscopy in children with small bowel disease report of 31 cases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/281040 |
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