Failure Factors to Reach the Blind End Using a Short-Type Single-Balloon Enteroscope for ERCP with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Table 3
Causes of failure to reach the blind end.
With gastrectomy
Without gastrectomy
Total
Insufficient sSBE length
27% (4)
93% (13)
59% (17)
Malignant peritoneal stricture due to peritoneal dissemination
27% (4)
7% (1)
17% (5)
Others
46% (7)
0% (0)
24% (7)
Rate of reaching the blind end after switching to a long-type SBE in patients with an insufficient endoscope length
