Current status of single-balloon enteroscopy: Insertability and clinical applications

Table 1 Rates of total enteroscopy using the single-balloon enteroscope

Ref.	Study design	No. of cases	Rate of total enteroscopy	Year
Tsujikawa et al[5]	Case series	78 exams in 41 pts	6/24 (25%)	2008
Kawamura et al[2]	Case series	37 exams in 27 pts	1/8 (12.5%)	2008
Ohtsuka et al[4]	Case series	48 exams in 30 pts	5/7 (71.4%)	2008
Kobayashi et al[3]	Case series	50 exams in 40 pts	3/5 (60%)	2008
Ramchandani et al[24]	Case series	131 exams in 106 pts	5/20 (25%)	2009
May et al[10]	RCT	50 pts	11/50 (22%)	2010
Domagk et al[11]	RCT	65 pts	7/65 (11%)	2011
Takano et al[12]	RCT	14 pts	0/14 (0%)	2011
Li et al[17]	RCT (CO2 use)	106 pts	37/106 (34.9%)	2014
Li et al[17]	RCT (air use)	108 pts	19/108 (17.6%)	2014

RCT: Randomized controlled trial; pts: Patients.