Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of achieving total enteroscopy by consecutive bidirectional double-balloon enteroscopy(DBE)procedures.Methods:The demographic data,indication,initial insertion route...Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of achieving total enteroscopy by consecutive bidirectional double-balloon enteroscopy(DBE)procedures.Methods:The demographic data,indication,initial insertion route,examination time for each insertion and the entire procedure,total enteroscopy rate,diagnostic yield and adverse events of patients who attempted to achieve total enteroscopy by consecutive bidirectional DBE procedures from January 2014 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.展开更多
To the Editor：Early primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin＆#39;s lymphoma represents a diagnostic challenge and may be easily misdiagnosed as Crohn＆#39;s disease or intestinal tuberculosis.[1] Here,we describe a 58-y...To the Editor：Early primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin＆#39;s lymphoma represents a diagnostic challenge and may be easily misdiagnosed as Crohn＆#39;s disease or intestinal tuberculosis.[1] Here,we describe a 58-year-old man who was admitted due to recurrent colic in the middle and upper abdomen with intermittent vomiting for l 0 months.The colic was paroxysmal lasting from a few minutes to several hours without obvious triggers.His medical history was otherwise unremarkable.In November 2013,gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed gastroenteritis,and abdominal computed tomography （CT） showed jejunal wall edema and thickening.His symptoms did not improve after 1-month treatment for suspected gastroenteritis.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of achieving total enteroscopy by consecutive bidirectional double-balloon enteroscopy(DBE)procedures.Methods:The demographic data,indication,initial insertion route,examination time for each insertion and the entire procedure,total enteroscopy rate,diagnostic yield and adverse events of patients who attempted to achieve total enteroscopy by consecutive bidirectional DBE procedures from January 2014 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.
文摘To the Editor：Early primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin＆#39;s lymphoma represents a diagnostic challenge and may be easily misdiagnosed as Crohn＆#39;s disease or intestinal tuberculosis.[1] Here,we describe a 58-year-old man who was admitted due to recurrent colic in the middle and upper abdomen with intermittent vomiting for l 0 months.The colic was paroxysmal lasting from a few minutes to several hours without obvious triggers.His medical history was otherwise unremarkable.In November 2013,gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed gastroenteritis,and abdominal computed tomography （CT） showed jejunal wall edema and thickening.His symptoms did not improve after 1-month treatment for suspected gastroenteritis.
