Table 1.
Characteristics, diagnostic yield, therapeutic yield and complications of double-balloon-assisted enteroscopy.
| Enteroscopy Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Route | ||
| Anterograde | 349 | 75.9% |
| Mean length in cm | 222 cm | |
| Retrograde | 111 | 24.1% |
| Mean length in cm | 88 cm | |
| Endoscopic findings | ||
| Normal | 149 | 32.4% |
| Pathologic | 311 | 67.6% |
| Vascular lesion | 145 | 31.5% |
| Polyp or tumour mass | 81 | 17.6% |
| Inflammation | 54 | 11.7% |
| Crohn’s disease | 23 | 5.0% |
| Others * | 8 | 1.7% |
| Biopsies taken | 139 | 30.2% |
| Tattooing | 142 | 30.9% |
| Intervention | 146 | 31.7% |
| Hemostasis | 126 | 27.4% |
| Polypectomy | 20 | 4.3% |
| Complications | 5 | 1.1% |
| Fever | 2 | 0.4% |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 1 | 0.2% |
| Ab ingestis pneumonia | 1 | 0.2% |
| Perforation | 1 | 0.2% |
* stricture/stenosis, prominent lymphatics, lymphoma, retained capsule, external compression, Meckel diverticulum.