Research Article

Endoscopic Therapy of Small Bowel Polyps by Single-Balloon Enteroscopy in Patients with Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome

Table 3

Endoscopic findings during the patients’ hospitalizations.

First hospitalizationSecond hospitalization value

Maximum size of resected polyps of SBE, cm (mean±SD)
Anal approach4.26 ± 3.512.25 ± 1.290.032
Oral approach6.00 ± 3.304.22 ± 2.900.099
Number of resected polyps of SBE, median (IQR)
Anal approach8.0 (3.0–23.0)4.0 (1.5–13.5)0.487
Oral approach38.0 (6.0–78.0)27.0 (4.5–61.5)0.633

SBE, single-balloon enteroscopy.