Small bowel polyps and tumours: endoscopic detection and treatment by double-balloon enteroscopy.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
; 29(1): 135-42, 2009 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18945259
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Double-balloon enteroscopy has allowed us not only to inspect deeply the small bowel but also to carry out interventions for diseases of the small bowel.AIM:
To evaluate the utility of double-balloon enteroscopy for the diagnosis and therapy of these lesions.METHODS:
All patients undergoing double-balloon enteroscopy for evaluation of small bowel polyps and tumours during a 3.75-year period at a university referral hospital were studied. The types of polyps and tumours as well as endoscopic technique of removal, surgery and complications were documented.RESULTS:
The incidence of small bowel polyps and tumours in-patients undergoing DBE was 9.6%. A total of 40 double-balloon enteroscopy procedures were performed in 29 patients [13 female (44.8%), mean age 51 years, range 22-74]. The following lesions were found most frequently adenomas in familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome, n = 8; hamartomas, n = 4 (Peutz-Jeghers and Cronkhite Canada syndromes), jejunal adenocarcinoma n = 5, neuroendocrine tumour n = 4 and others n = 6.CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of small bowel tumours in those in-patients who were undergoing double-balloon enteroscopy was 10%. Double-balloon enteroscopy is useful for the diagnosis and treatment of small bowel polyps and tumours.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Intestinal Polyps
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Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
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Intestinal Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
Journal subject:
FARMACOLOGIA
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany
Publication country:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM