Double balloon enteroscopy in the old: Experience from China

Figure 1 Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in ileum was diagnosed by retrograde double balloon enteroscopy in a 73 year-old male patient (A), and confirmed by histopathology (B, hematoxylin and eosin) and immunohistochemistry (C:CD117; D:CD34).

Figure 2 A 74 year-old male with adenocarcinoma was diagnosed using trans-oral double balloon enteroscopy. Tumor and stricture of the small bowel were found (A) and verified through pathology (B, HE). HE: Hematoxylin and eosin.

Figure 3 A 66 year-old individual with diverticulum accompanied by bleeding in the jejunum was diagnosed using antegrade double balloon enteroscopy (A) and affirmed by histopathology (B).