Title
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to small bowel disorders through capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy
Other title
[Abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico de las patologías del intestino delgado mediante cápsula endoscópica y enteroscopía de doble balón]
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Abstract
Many small bowel disorders represent a great challenge for gastroenterologists and endoscopists due to the very low rates of success showed by the different agnosis techniques. The advent of the capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy has allowed a total, secure and efficient examination of the small bowel, which represents a real impact in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of our patients. The capsule endoscopy is a safe, minimally invasive procedure, which does not need sedation, does not cause pain, and allows the observation of the totality of the small bowel. Furthermore, the double-balloon endoscopy is the complementary technique necessary to provide a therapeutic procedure (cauterizing angiodysplasia, polypectomy, biopsies), and hence achieving resolution of various disorders.
Start page
58
End page
64
Volume
37
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044866198
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
ISSN of the container
1609722X
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