Clinical application of single-balloon enteroscopy in children with small intestinal bleeding

To investigate the diagnostic value and safety of single-balloon electronic enteroscopy in children with small intestinal bleeding. Seventy children with clinically suspected small intestinal bleeding, including 38 males and 32 females aged 4-13 years, underwent single-balloon enteroscopy under gene...

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Published inZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 546
Main Authors Luo, Yan-Hong, You, Jie-Yu, Liu, Li, Zhao, Hong-Mei, Ou-Yang, Hong-Juan, Chen, Wei-Jian
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.07.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Humans
Intestine, Small - pathology
Male
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Summary:To investigate the diagnostic value and safety of single-balloon electronic enteroscopy in children with small intestinal bleeding. Seventy children with clinically suspected small intestinal bleeding, including 38 males and 32 females aged 4-13 years, underwent single-balloon enteroscopy under general anesthesia. Twenty-six cases underwent the procedure through the mouth, 32 cases through the anus, and 12 cases through both. Of the 70 children, 58 (83%) had small bowel disease according to the single-balloon enteroscopy results, including 24 cases of non-specific inflammation, 12 cases of allergic purpura, 8 cases of Crohn's disease, 8 cases of Meckel's diverticulum, and 6 cases of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Single-balloon enteroscopy is a safe, effective means for the diagnosis of small intestinal bleeding among children.
ISSN:1008-8830
DOI:10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2013.07.010