Abstract
Objective To evaluate the safety, indications and clinical efficacy of single balloon enteroscopy （SBE） for diagnosis of small bowel diseases. Methods Data of 30 patients （ 21 males and 9 fe- males） with suspected small bowel diseases, who underwent SBE from June to September 2009, were retrospectively studied to analyze the access, procedure time and complications of SBE. Results A total of 35 SBE procedures were performed on 30 patients. Procedures were performed via oral, anal and the combined routes in 15, 10 and 5 cases, respectively, and definite diagnosis was made in 26 cases （86. 7% ）. The av- erage access times via oral and anal routes were 49.7 rain and 48.6 min, respectively. Patietns showed normal vital signs during the procedures. No such procedure-related complications as eadiovascular events, se- vere abdominal pain, bleeding or perforation, were observed. Conclusion SBE is a safe and reliable diag- nostic modality of high clinical value for small bowel diseases. Key words: Diagnosis; Single balloon enteroscopy; Small bowel diseases
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