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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2013; 19(23): 3665-3671
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3665
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3665
Double-balloon enteroscopy in small bowel tumors: A Chinese single-center study
Wen-Guo Chen, Guo-Dong Shan, Hong Zhang, Lin Li, Min Yue, Zun Xiang, Li-Hua Chen, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Ying Cheng, Chen-Jiao Wu, Ying Fang, Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Chen WG, Chen LH, Shan GD, Zhang H, Li L, Yue M, Xiang Z, Fang Y, Cheng Y and Wu CJ performed the research; Chen WG, Chen LH were involved in designing the study and editing the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Li-Hua Chen, Master, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79, Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. feng20081234@163.com
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Received: February 4, 2013
Revised: March 30, 2013
Accepted: May 16, 2013
Published online: June 21, 2013
Revised: March 30, 2013
Accepted: May 16, 2013
Published online: June 21, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This was a single-center study with a large sample size of patients who underwent 440 consecutive double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) examinations. The detection rates of various tumors, location of the lesions, histological analyses and reasons for DBE were evaluated. Differences in the rates of detecting small bowel tumors between abdominal computed tomography, capsule endoscopy and DBE were compared. Based on the operation results, we analyzed the accuracy of DBE for locating neoplasms in addition to its positive biopsy rate. DBE’s high clinical practice value indicated that it should be considered as the gold standard for small bowel tumors.