Hyperamylasemia is associated with increased intestinal permeability in patients undergoing diagnostic oral double-balloon enteroscopy

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2014; 20(2): 539-545
Published online Jan 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.539

Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and procedural information for included patients undergoing oral or anal double-balloon enteroscopy (n = 20) n (%)

	Oral DBE (n = 12)	Anal DBE (n = 8)
Age (yr), mean ± SD	50.42 ± 11.11	44.75 ± 12.66
Gender
Male	5 (41.7)	5 (62.5)
Female	7 (58.3)	3 (37.5)
Indications
Abdominal pain	5 (41.7)	3 (37.5)
Abdominal distension	4 (33.3)	1 (12.5)
Anemia	3 (25.0)	1 (12.5)
Intermittent diarrhea	0 (0.0)	3 (37.5)
Procedure, mean ± SD
Duration (min)	71.92 ± 20.19	65.63 ± 17.80
Length of insertion (m)	3.55 ± 1.42	2.8 ± 1.09
Adverse events
Abdominal discomfort/distention	2 (16.7)	2 (25.0)
Pancreatic injury (elevated urinary trypsinogen-II)	1 (8.3)	0

DBE: Double-balloon enteroscopy.

Citation: Feng N, Dai J, Lu H, Li XB, Gao YJ, Ge ZZ. Hyperamylasemia is associated with increased intestinal permeability in patients undergoing diagnostic oral double-balloon enteroscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(2): 539-545
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i2/539.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.539

Feng N, Dai J, Lu H, Li XB, Gao YJ, Ge ZZ. Hyperamylasemia is associated with increased intestinal permeability in patients undergoing diagnostic oral double-balloon enteroscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(2): 539-545 [PMID: 24574723 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.539]

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