Double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a retrospective cohort multicenter study

Double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a retrospective cohort multicenter study

Background and objective: Little is known about the clinical impact of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS). The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of DBE in the management of small-bowel polyps in PJS patients. Patients and methods: We...

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Main Authors: Miguel Serrano, Susana Mão-de-Ferro, Rolando Pinho, Ricardo Marcos-Pinto, Pedro Figueiredo, Sara Ferreira, Isabel Claro, Miguel Mascarenhas-Saraiva, António Dias-Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Double balloon enteroscopy
Small-bowel polyps
Hamartomatous polyposis
Deep small-bowel enteroscopy
Balloon-assisted enteroscopy
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