Device-assisted enteroscopy: Are we ready to dismiss the spiral?

Table 1 Subset of patients who underwent motorized spiral enteroscopy after failed balloon enteroscopy, n (%)

N = 10
Age year; median (range)	60 (20-81)
Gender (female)	7 (70.0)
Indications for enteroscopy
No findings on previous diagnostic tests	1 (10.0)
Findings on videocapsule	8 (80.0)
Findings on other imaging tests	1 (10.0)
Previous enteroscopy
SBE	8 (80.0)
DBE	1 (10.0)
SBE/DBE	1 (10.0)
Upper enteroscopy	7 (70.0)
Lower enteroscopy	2 (20.0)
Both types	1 (10.0)
Previous abdominal surgery	4 (40.0)
Type of enteroscopy
Upper enteroscopy	5 (50.0)
Lower enteroscopy	4 (40.0)
Both types	1 (10.0)
Previous esophageal dilation	2 (20.0)
Technical success rate	10 (100.0)
Total procedure time, min; median (range)	61.5 (40-150)
Max depth of insertion cm; median (range)	200 (90-350)
Diagnostic yield	9 (90.0)
Operative procedure	9 (90.0)
Hemostasis	1 (10.0)
Polypectomy	3 (30.0)
Biopsy	5 (50.0)
Adverse events	2 (20.0)
Final diagnosis
IBD	3 (30.0)
Active bleeding	2 (20.0)
Neoplasia	2 (20.0)
Others	2 (20.0)
Non-diagnostic	1 (10.0)

SBE: Single balloon enteroscopy; DBE: Double bowel enteroscopy; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.