Abstract
Endoscopy techniques revolutionized the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for patients with GI diseases. The recent development of video endoscopy provides high-resolution video images and opens a new dimension in clinical gastroenterology. However, the small intestine remains the final frontier, and direct visualization of its lumen has not been satisfactory until recently. Two innovative techniques, capsule endoscopy and double balloon endoscopy (DBE), have enabled physicians to gain access to the small intestine. In the beginning of 2001, Yamamoto et al 1 Yamamoto H. Sekine Y. Sato Y. et al. Total enteroscopy with a nonsurgical steerable double-balloon method. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001; 53: 216-220 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1146) Google Scholar reported the development of the double-balloon method as a new insertion technique for enteroscopy that allows observation of the entire small intestine. Subsequently, a new system of double balloon enteroscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of small intestinal disorders was reported in 2003. 2 Yamamoto H. Sugano K. A new method of enteroscopy—the double-balloon method. Can J Gastroenterol. 2003; 17: 273-274 PubMed Google Scholar
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