Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2013; 5(5): 219-225
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.219
Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with small bowel polyps diagnosed with double balloon enteroscopy n (%)
Patient characteristics
Total25
Males18 (72)
Mean age (yr, range)44 (8-83)
Only 1 DBE20 (80)
DBE characteristics
Total32
Insertion
Oral route26 (81)
Anal route6 (19)
Indications
Occult bleeding11 (34)
Overt bleeding4 (12)
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome10 (31)
Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer3 (9)
Familial adenomatous polyposis3 (9)
Familial liver adenomatosis1 (3)
Others (abdominal pain)3 (9)
Table 2 Results of capsule endoscopy and double balloon endoscopy: polyp number, size and location n (%)
Capsule endoscopy n = 27Double balloon enteroscopy n = 32
Median number of polyps1.5 (1-10)1 (1-13)
Mean size (mm)30 (5-50)20 (8-50)
Location
Proximal jejunum17 (63)20 (63)
Distal jejunum4 (15)6 (19)
Proximal ileum6 (22)3 (10)
Distal ileum6 (22)4 (12)