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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2025; 17(11): 112348
Published online Nov 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i11.112348
Table 6 Summary of proportion meta-analysis of all outcomes (after excluding the 7 studies that used both short-scope and long-scope double-balloon enteroscopy)
Type of DBE
Papilla reached (%)
Enteroscopy success (%)
Diagnostic success (%)
Procedural success (%)
Adverse events (%)
Overall94 (95%CI: 90-96), I2 = 83.689 (95%CI: 84-93), I2 = 74.992 (95%CI: 86-96), I2 = 80.993 (95%CI: 88-96), I2 = 85.55.5 (95%CI: 4-7.2), I2 = 45.0
Short DBE97 (95%CI: 94-99), I2 = 79.692 (95%CI: 86-97), I2 = 74.094 (95%CI: 88-98), I2 = 80.289 (95%CI: 89-99), I2 = 89.66.2 (95%CI: 4.1-8.6), I2 = 59.9
Long DBE86 (95%CI: 78-92), I2 = 67.284 (95%CI: 76-91), I2 = 69.587 (95%CI: 74-96), I2 = 80.487 (95%CI: 79-94), I2 = 62.54.5 (95%CI: 2.2-7.4), I2 = 6.7
Test for subgroup differences P valueP < 0.0001P = 0.0289P = 0.1249P = 0.0275P = 0.7069


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