Kim Jinsu
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Clin Endosc. 2017 Jul;50(4):328-333. doi: 10.5946/ce.2017.089. Epub 2017 Jul 31.
The balloon-assisted enteroscope has been regarded as the standard device for direct visualization of deep small bowels and allows for the diagnosis and treatment of small bowel disease. At the beginning, its application was focused on the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, and small bowel tumor. However, the indications are being expanded to various therapeutic procedures, not only confined to bleeding control. With the expansion of the indications, the need to perform enteroscopy effectively and safely is increasing. Recent studies have been focused on the diagnostic yield, therapeutic yield, and long-term outcomes of the device. However, with the increasing number of procedures, procedural guidelines and quality indicators are also needed.
气囊辅助小肠镜已被视为直接观察深部小肠的标准设备,可用于小肠疾病的诊断和治疗。起初,其应用主要集中于不明原因的胃肠道出血、炎症性肠病和小肠肿瘤的诊断。然而,其适应证正在扩展到各种治疗程序,而不仅限于控制出血。随着适应证的扩大,有效且安全地进行小肠镜检查的需求日益增加。最近的研究集中在该设备的诊断率、治疗率和长期疗效。然而,随着手术数量的增加,也需要手术指南和质量指标。