Double-balloon endoscopy.
Double-balloon endoscopy.
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DOI:
10.1016/s1542-3565(05)00253-3
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发表时间:
2005-07-01
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通讯作者:
Yamamoto, Hironori
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作者:
Yamamoto, Hironori
In 1997, we devised a method of enteroscopy that uses 2 balloons, 1 balloon attached to the tip of the endoscope and the other balloon attached to the distal end of a soft overtube. We reported that endoscopic observation of the entire small intestine was possible with this method by using an endoscope of 200-cm working length. This double-balloon endoscopy system now is available commercially. We have experience with more than 250 cases of enteroscopy since September 2000 using the double-balloon endoscope including our experience with the prototype. Recently, a new therapeutic type of double-balloon endoscope was developed. The new type has an accessory channel of 2.8 mm, which is bigger than the 2.2-mm accessory channel of the standard double-balloon endoscope.