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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 10, 2016; 8(15): 501-507
Published online Aug 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i15.501
Published online Aug 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i15.501
Table 1 Patient characteristics and pre-procedural characteristics n (%)
Factor | Value |
Age (yr) | 57.5 |
Female | 69 (50.7) |
Outpatient | 110 (80.9) |
Pre-procedural imaging | 88 (64.7) |
Indication | |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 55 (40.4) |
Suspected or known CD | 29 (21.3) |
Abnormal imaging | 43 (31.6) |
Other | 9 (6.6) |
ASA classification | |
Class I | 8 (5.9) |
Class II | 109 (80.1) |
Class III | 19 (14.0) |
Table 2 Procedural characteristics and findings
Factor | Value |
Anesthesia | |
Monitored anesthesia care | 103 (75.7) |
Conscious sedation | 28 (20.6) |
General anesthesia | 5 (3.7) |
Fluoroscopy | 5 (3.7) |
Time to completion (min) | 41.7 (15.5) |
Insertion depth | |
Quantitative (cm)1 | 68.3 (39.3) |
Qualitative | |
Distal ileum | 29 (51.8) |
Mid ileum | 17 (30.4) |
Proximal ileum | 5 (8.9) |
Distal jejunum | 4 (7.1) |
Mid jejunum | 1 (1.8) |
Findings | |
Ulcer | 22 (31.9) |
Angioectasia | 8 (11.6) |
Erosion | 3 (4.3) |
Stricture | 12 (17.4) |
Polyp | 14 (20.3) |
Inflammation | 9 (13.0) |
Other | 6 (8.7) |
- Citation: Christian KE, Kapoor K, Goldberg EM. Performance characteristics of retrograde single-balloon endoscopy: A single center experience. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8(15): 501-507
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v8/i15/501.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v8.i15.501