Prototype single-balloon enteroscopy with passive bending and high force transmission improves depth of insertion in the small intestine

Prototype single-balloon enteroscopy with passive bending and high force transmission improves depth of insertion in the small intestine

Background/Aims We retrospectively analyzed Crohn’s disease (CD) patients with small intestinal strictures who underwent single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) to ascertain whether prototype SBEs with a passive bending mechanism and high force transmission insertion tube had better insertability in the sm...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Morita, Shigeki Bamba, Osamu Inatomi, Kenichiro Takahashi, Takayuki Imai, Masaki Murata, Masashi Ohno, Masaya Sasaki, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Akira Andoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2020-04-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
balloon-assisted enteroscopy
dilation
double-balloon enteroscopy
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2019-09150.pdf

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