Obscure GI bleeding secondary to radiation enteritis diagnosed and successfully treated with retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy.

摘要

Double-balloon enteroscopy is a new endoscopic technique that allows both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions throughout the entire small bowel. This is the first reported case of obscure-GI bleeding secondary to radiation enteritis diagnosed and treated with double-balloon enteroscopy. This case demonstrates the advantage of the double-balloon enteroscope over a conventional colono-scope in facilitating completion of the examination in the presence of an angulated ileocolonic anastomosis where initial colonoscopy was unsuccessful.