Small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) 1 ESGE recommends that prior to SBCE patients
ingest a purgative (2 L of polyethylene glycol [PEG]) for better visualization. Strong …

Differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease (CD) is an important clinical
challenge of considerable therapeutic significance. The problem is of greatest magnitude in …

Bleeding from the small intestine remains a relatively uncommon event, accounting for 5–
10% of all patients presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Given advances in small …

Results: A total of 130 patients were included over 12 months: 65 with DBE and 65 with the
SBE technique. Patient and procedure characteristics were comparable between the two …

BACKGROUND:: Balloon endoscopy has been accepted as an effective tool for examining
the small intestine. Two types of balloon endoscopy, single and double, are commercially …

OBJECTIVES: Although screening colonoscopy is effective in preventing distal colon
cancers, effectiveness in preventing right-sided colon cancers is less clear. Previous studies …

Background and Aims Novel motorized spiral enteroscopy (NMSE) is a recent advancement
in the field of enteroscopy and offers multiple features, including self-propulsion, better …

Abstract Background and Aims Endoscopic balloon dilation [EBD] is an alternative to
surgery for Crohn's strictures. However, there have been no prospective studies of EBD for …

BACKGROUND: Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) and spiral enteroscopy (SE) are recently
described device-assisted techniques in endoluminal evaluation of the small bowel. No …

Background Data are scarce on the efficacy and safety of motorized spiral enteroscopy
(MSE). No data are available on the utility of this technique in patients with surgically altered …