Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) can be defined as bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract that persists or recurs without an obvious etiology after initial endoscopic and radiologic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The diagnostic yields of video capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy for indications without bleeding ...

Background and Aim: Spiral enteroscopy is a novel technique for small bowel exploration. The aim of this study is to compare double-balloon and spiral enteroscopy in patients with suspected small ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall technical success, diagnostic yield did not differ between motorized spiral enteroscopy and ...

The first set of comprehensive quality indicators have been issued for capsule endoscopy and deep enteroscopy by a joint task force of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society ...

STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 26 -- For patients with difficult-to-detect gastrointestinal bleeding, an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for diagnosis and treatment, ...

The main indication for this procedure is obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, which is defined as bleeding of unknown origin that persists or recurs after a negative initial endoscopy (colonoscopy ...