Fifty-five patients (25 women; mean age = 65.6 years; range: 28—82 years) were examined with push enteroscopy for investigation of obscure GI bleeding of an occult-obscure ( n = 34) and overt-obscure ...

Introduction: Although enteroscopy has been increasingly used to investigate occult or obscure bleeding, little is known about its impact on patient management. The aim of the present paper was to ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. So where should clinicians place DBE in the management algorithm of patients with OGIB? A cost-benefit analysis examined potential strategies ...

STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 26 -- For patients with difficult-to-detect gastrointestinal bleeding, an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for diagnosis and treatment, ...

A cost-effectiveness analysis shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. However, capsule-directed DBE, which is ...

Dear B.E.: The word “lesion” is a Latin word for “injury.” In medical parlance, it means pretty much anything that is abnormal. While it is true that doctors will use the term “lesion” to describe ...

Certaldo, Italy, October 11, 2024 – Endostart, a pioneering medical device company specializing in gastrointestinal endoscopy solutions, today announces that it has obtained CE marking for the ...