Double balloon enteroscopy in the old: Experience from China

Table 1 Characteristics of included elderly patients (n = 59)

Features
Gender (M/F)	34/25
Age (yr, mean ± SD, range)	69.63 ± 3.89 (65-84)
Age group (yr)
≥ 65	58
≥ 80	1
Complaints
Melena/hematochezia	36
Abdominal pain	15
Diarrhea	3
Vomiting	2
Weight loss	1
Stool change	1
Debilitation	1
Duration of symptoms (mo, mean ± SD, range)	33.34 ± 64.24 (0.10- 324.00)
Other medical examination
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy	52
Colonoscopy	50
Computed tomography	14
Barium study	8
Digital subtraction angiography	4
Magnetic resonance imaging	3
Mekel’s scan	3
Bone marrow aspiration	3
Position-emission tomography	1
Capsule endoscopy	20
Other diseases	27
Hypertension	19
Coronary diseases	2
Hypertension+ coronary diseases	1
Hypertension+ chronic bronchitis	1
Diabetes mellitus	2
Chronic bronchitis	1
Blood systemic diseases	1
Blood transfusion (Y/N)	29/30
Hemoglobin level (g/L) (mean ± SD, range)	96.00 ± 26.40 (39.00-160.00)
Prior surgery (Y/N)	19/40
Abdominal operation	15
Thoracic operation	1
Other operation	3

M/F: Male/female; Y/N: Yes/no.

Table 2 Capsule endoscopy vs double balloon enteroscopy for examination of gastrointestinal tract in this study^a (n = 19)

CE Findings	DBE Findings		Total
	Positive	Negative
Positive	5	1	6
Negative	9	4	13
Total	14	5	19

CE: Capsule endoscopy; DBE: Double balloon enteroscopy. ^aP = 0.021; κ = 0.10.

Table 3 Aged patients with small bowel pathologies examined by double balloon enteroscopy in this study (n = 51)

Findings	n = 51
Location
Duodenum	9
Jejunum	14
Ileum	7
Cecum	1
Multiple segments of small bowel	4
Final diagnoses
Primary or metastatic tumors	15
Diverticula	7
Single ulcer	5
Angiectasis	4
Erosions	2
Angioma	1
Lymphangiectasis	1
Lymphangioma	1
Single stenosis	1
Crohn’s disease	1
Functional gastrointestinal diseases	13