STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 26 -- For patients with difficult-to-detect gastrointestinal bleeding, an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for diagnosis and treatment, ...

Endoscopy plays a major role in the evaluation of OGIB and the management approach is summarized in Figure 1. Patients with OGIB may present with either occult or overt bleeding. Repeat colonoscopy ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. So where should clinicians place DBE in the management algorithm of patients with OGIB? A cost-benefit analysis examined potential strategies ...

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The small bowel (or small intestine), a vital organ involved in nutrient absorption, is the longest portion of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Called “small” because it is thin or narrow compared to ...

Leukocyte scintigraphy is a noninvasive imaging technique that quantifies inflammation. This technique can differentiate Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis, it could potentially verify the ...

An enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a flexible tube called an endoscope to examine inside the small intestine. Enteroscopy is a nonsurgical procedure to diagnose and manage conditions of the small ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – November 24, 2008 – A cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by researchers at Stanford University Hospital in Calif., shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a cost ...

Introduction Role of Endoscopy in the Evaluation of OGIB Nonendoscopic Methods Summary References Sonde enteroscopy involves the use of a long, flexible, fiberoptic instrument propelled through the ...

A cost-effectiveness analysis shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. However, capsule-directed DBE, which is ...