Complications of single-balloon enteroscopy: A nine-year multicenter experience of 2865 procedures

Table 1 Baseline characteristics and procedural data of the patients, n (%)

Characteristic	Patients (n = 1840)
Male	1187 (64.5)
Age (year), mean ± SD	51 ± 18
History of abdominal surgery	288 (15.7)
Total SBE procedures	2865
Complete SBE	231 (12.3)
Enteroscopic approach
Per oral route only	543 (29.5)
Per anal route only	272 (14.8)
Both routes	1025 (55.7)
Abdominal compression during SBE	428 (23.3)
Procedural time, minutes, median (IQR)
Per oral route	61 (42-80)
Per anal route	60 (45-75)
Maximal insertion depth (cm), median (IQR)
Per oral route	290 (210-340)
Per anal route	190 (100-270)

SBE: Single-balloon enteroscopy; IQR: Interquartile range.