Characteristics of small bowel XXXX detected by double balloon endoscopy.

@entity1 @entity1127 @entity706 @entity5 @entity294 @entity391 @entity1066 @entity344 @entity420 @entity490 @entity674 @entity850 @entity360
BACKGROUND: A few reports suggest that the emergence of double balloon endoscopy (DBE) has likely changed the clinical @entity5 (SBTs). AIM: To further clarify the characteristics of SBTs detected by DBE. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted in 227 @entity1 who had undergone DBE. RESULTS: The SBT group contained more symptomatic @entity1 than the non-SBT group (90% vs. 49%, P<0.0005) with a significantly higher rate of @entity344 at presentation (72% vs. 33%, P<0.005). Twenty @entity1 (8.8%) were eventually diagnosed with SBT, and their indications for DBE were obscure @entity360 (n=5), @entity490 (n=5), abdominal fullness (n=5), @entity391 (n=2), and @entity294 (n=1). @entity5 were located in the jejunum in 14 @entity1 (70%) and in the ileum in 6 (30%). A final histological diagnosis was assigned to all 20 @entity1 : primary @entity420 (n=8, 40%), @entity706 (n=5, 25%), @entity5 (n=4, 20%), @entity674 (n=1, 5%), @entity5 (n=1, 5%) and @entity1127 (n=1, 5%). @entity850 or @entity1066 were the most frequently observed endoscopic findings (n=13, 65%). All primary @entity420 and three of four (75%) metastatic @entity5 showed @entity850 or @entity1066 . Three of five (60%) @entity706 showed @entity1127 . All @entity1 but one underwent surgical resection or chemotherapy or both. CONCLUSION: DBE is a safe and useful procedure that enables a precise diagnosis of SBTs.
