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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2025; 31(41): 111022
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111022
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111022
Table 2 Endoscopic findings between double-balloon enteroscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy group, n (%)/mean ± SD
| Variable | DBE (n = 247) | SBE (n = 247) | P value |
| Type of JJstomy | 0.002 | ||
| None | 59 (23.9) | 70 (28.3) | |
| End to side | 48 (19.4) | 75 (30.4) | |
| Side to side | 140 (56.7) | 102 (41.3) | |
| Preserved gastric anatomy | 124 (50.2) | 69 (27.9) | < 0.001 |
| Used scope | < 0.001 | ||
| Long DBE | 15 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Short DBE | 222 (89.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Short DBE ≥ long DBE | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Long DBE ≥ short DBE | 8 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Short SBE | 0 (0.0) | 230 (93.1) | |
| Short SBE ≥ long SBE | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Long SBE ≥ short SBE | 0 (0.0) | 14 (5.7) | |
| Periampullary diverticulum | 16 (6.5) | 21 (8.5) | 0.494 |
| Time for intubation to JJ, minutes | 6.4 ± 7.7 | 11.2 ± 10.8 | < 0.001 |
| Successful intubation time, minutes | 14.1 ± 13.5 | 23.5 ± 22.3 | < 0.001 |
| Total procedure time, minutes | 31.0 ± 18.5 | 65.2 ± 37.9 | < 0.001 |
| Selective cannulation time, minutes | 3.9 ± 8.1 | 3.7 ± 6.8 | 0.780 |
| Naive papilla | 111 (44.9) | 123 (49.8) | 0.247 |
| Intubation failure | 14 (5.7) | 9 (3.6) | 0.393 |
| Selective cannulation failure | 26 (10.5) | 16 (6.5) | 0.147 |
| Difficult cannulation | 48 (19.4) | 50 (20.2) | 0.910 |
| Double guidewire method | 9 (3.6) | 20 (8.1) | 0.056 |
| Pancreatic duct injection | 14 (5.7) | 3 (1.2) | 0.014 |
| Pancreatic sphincterotomy | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.479 |
| EPBD | 59 (23.9) | 152 (61.5) | < 0.001 |
| EST | 5 (2.0) | 70 (28.3) | < 0.001 |
| Endobiliary biopsy | 10 (4.0) | 32 (13.0) | 0.001 |
| Intraductal balloon dilation | 35 (14.2) | 29 (11.7) | 0.503 |
| Biliary stent placement | 90 (36.4) | 69 (27.9) | 0.054 |
| Pancreatic stent placement | 36 (14.6) | 21 (8.5) | 0.049 |
- Citation: Han SY, Yang MJ, Lee KJ, Lee J, Park SW. Comparison of clinical outcomes for single- and double-balloon enteroscope-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with surgically altered anatomy. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(41): 111022
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111022