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[Enteroscopy: methods and results].

A Van Gossum1, A el Nawar, M Adler

  • 1Service Médico-Chirurgical d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles, Belgique.

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
|March 1, 1992
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Small bowel enteroscopy can identify obscure gastrointestinal bleeding sources, like arteriovenous malformations. Careful patient selection is crucial due to the time-consuming nature of this diagnostic procedure.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Medical instrumentation
  • Diagnostic endoscopy

Context:

  • Advances in enteroscopy enable small bowel examination.
  • Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) necessitates advanced diagnostic tools.
  • Prototypic sonde-type enteroscope used for investigation.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the utility of small bowel enteroscopy in diagnosing OGIB.
  • To assess the diagnostic yield of a specific enteroscope in a patient cohort.

Summary:

  • Small bowel enteroscopy was performed in 17 patients with OGIB.
  • Arteriovenous malformations were identified in 5 patients, including 3 with Rendu-Osler disease.
  • The sonde-type enteroscope, lacking tip control, visualized lesions but lacked interventional capability.

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Impact:

  • Small bowel enteroscopy is valuable for OGIB evaluation.
  • Effective for identifying vascular malformations, including in hereditary conditions.
  • Highlights the need for careful patient selection and acknowledges procedural limitations.