Balloon-assisted enteroscopy | Hardhik's Gastro Liver Clinic | Hyderabad

Posted by Hemanth on January 24th, 2020

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Balloon assisted or "deep" enteroscopy is a procedure which allows advancement of a long endoscope into the small intestine for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

• Balloon assisted or "deep" enteroscopy is a procedure which allows advancement of a long endoscope into the small intestine for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
• There are two types of balloon assisted enteroscopy systems:   the Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) system, which uses two balloons; and the Single Balloon Enteroscopy (SBE) system which employs only a single balloon.  A third type of device which uses a spiral overtube (Spirus) without balloon technology can also provide deep access into the small bowel.
• The balloon assisted enteroscopy technique advances the endoscope through the small bowel by alternately inflating and deflating balloons, and bringing the small bowel to the endoscopist by pleating the bowel over an overtube, just like pulling a curtain over a rod.
• The procedure can be performed via the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract (antegrade) or through the lower GI tract (retrograde).