Research Article
Endoscopic Therapy of Small Bowel Polyps by Single-Balloon Enteroscopy in Patients with Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome
| | | Overall | Children | Adults |
| | No. of procedures | 248 | 22 | 226 | | Anal approach | | Procedures (%) | 122 (49.2) | 11 (50.0) | 111 (49.1) | | No. of polyps (≥10 mm) | 1774 | 294 | 1480 | | Intubation depth, cm (mean ± SD) (range) | 180.8 ± 32.0 (50–250) | 177.3 ± 26.1 (150–200) | 181.1 ± 32.8 (50–250) | | Oral approach | | Procedures (%) | 126 (50.8) | 11 (50.0) | 115 (50.9) | | No. of polyps (≥10 mm) | 3616 | 429 | 3187 | | Intubation depth, cm (mean ± SD) (range) | 248.5 ± 62.4 (15–350) | 254.5 ± 35.0 (200–300) | 247.4 ± 64.7 (15–350) | | Total enteroscopy (%) | 50 (42.4) | 5 (50.0) | 45 (41.7) | | Complications (%) | 10 (7.8) | 1 (8.3) | 9 (7.7) |
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SBE, single-balloon enteroscopy.
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