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. 2016 Aug 22;11(8):e0161188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161188

Table 5. Overall complications associated with single-balloon enteroscopy procedures.

Complications Total SBE (N = 200) N (%) Anterograde SBE (N = 101) N (%) Retrograde SBE (N = 99) N (%) *P value
Category Complication
Major
Pancreatitis 1 (0.5) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 0.321
Bleeding 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.0) 0.311
Perforation 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.0) 0.311
Minor
Hyperamylasemia 16 (8.0) 14 (13.9) 2 (2.0) 0.005

*Pearson chi-square test. SBE: single-balloon enteroscopy