Lewis B S
The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 1999 Jan;9(1):1-11.
Enteroscopy was initially a technology with little application. The small intestine was thought to be a rare site for any pathology and the ability to look at the most proximal and distal ends, during upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, was all that was needed in the evaluation of most patients. The power to peer into the small bowel has changed medical practice. This is especially true when dealing with patients with unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding. Enteroscopy helped determine causes of bleeding in such cases, and helped determine the most appropriate treatment algorithms.
小肠镜检查最初是一种应用较少的技术。小肠被认为是任何病理状况罕见的发病部位，在上消化道内镜检查和结肠镜检查期间能够查看最近端和最远端，这对于大多数患者的评估来说就足够了。窥视小肠的能力改变了医疗实践。在处理不明原因的胃肠道出血患者时尤其如此。小肠镜检查有助于确定此类病例的出血原因，并有助于确定最合适的治疗方案。
