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Lauren B. Gerson MD, MSc

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  • Double balloon enteroscopy detects small bowel mass lesions missed by capsule endoscopy.

    Ross A, Mehdizadeh S, Tokar J, Leighton JA, Kamal A, Chen A, Schembre D, Chen G, Binmoeller K, Kozarek R, Waxman I, Dye C, Gerson L, Harrison ME, Haluszka O, Lo S, Semrad C. Dig Dis Sci. 2008; 53 (8): 2140-3

    Small bowel mass lesions (SBML) are a relatively common cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Their detection has been limited by the inability to endoscopically examine the entire small intestine. This has changed with the introduction of capsule endoscopy (CE) and double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) into clinical practice.

    PubMedID: 18270840

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