Endoscopy 2000; 32(2): 138-145
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-92
State-of-the-Art Review
Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ·New York

Small-Bowel Endoscopy

F. P. Rossini, M. Pennazio
  • Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service, Department of Oncology, S. Giovanni Antica Sede Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

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During the last year, several interesting publications have further confirmed the role of enteroscopy in clinical practice. Of particular interest have been various articles concerning the use of two-way enteroscopy in large series of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding or with radiological abnormalities. Reports continue to appear describing a high incidence of gastroduodenal or colonic lesions that were missed or misinterpreted during previous upper and lower endoscopies in patients with recurrent obscure bleeding. By contrast, there have been few outcome studies on patients with obscure bleeding, and the conclusions reached are not in full agreement. Other important publications have stressed the value of enteroscopy in selected cases of chronic unexplained diarrhea, for diagnosing small-bowel lesions caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and in identifying small-bowel tumors. In addition to numerous reports on intraoperative enteroscopy, the results of initial experience with laparoscopically assisted enteroscopy have also been reported.

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