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Is there still a role for intraoperative enteroscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding?
| dc.contributor.author | Monsanto, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Almeida, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lérias, C | |
| dc.contributor.author | Figueiredo, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gouveia, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sofia, C | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-12T09:28:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-12T09:28:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: in 21st century, endoscopic study of the small intestine has undergone a revolution with capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy. The difficulties and morbidity associated with intraoperative enteroscopy, the gold-standard in the 20th century, made this technique to be relegated to a second level. AIMS: evaluate the actual role and assess the diagnostic and therapeutic value of intraoperative enteroscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. PATIENTS AND METHODS: we conducted a retrospective study of 19 patients (11 males; mean age: 66.5 ± 15.3 years) submitted to 21 IOE procedures for obscure GI bleeding. Capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy had been performed in 10 and 5 patients, respectively. RESULTS: with intraoperative enteroscopy a small bowel bleeding lesion was identified in 79% of patients and a gastrointestinal bleeding lesion in 94%. Small bowel findings included: angiodysplasia (n = 6), ulcers (n = 4), small bowel Dieulafoy´s lesion (n = 2), bleeding from anastomotic vessels (n = 1), multiple cavernous hemangiomas (n = 1) and bleeding ectopic jejunal varices (n = 1). Agreement between capsule endoscopy and intraoperative enteroscopy was 70%. Endoscopic and/or surgical treatment was used in 77.8% of the patients with a positive finding on intraoperative enteroscopy, with a rebleeding rate of 21.4% in a mean 21-month follow-up period. Procedure-related mortality and postoperative complications have been 5 and 21%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: intraoperative enteroscopy remains a valuable tool in selected patients with obscure GI bleeding, achieving a high diagnostic yield and allowing an endoscopic and/or surgical treatment in most of them. However, as an invasive procedure with relevant mortality and morbidity, a precise indication for its use is indispensable. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2012 Apr;104(4):190-6. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1914 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Endoscopia Gastrointestinal | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Endoscopia por Cápsula | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Hemorragia Gastrointestinal | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Intestino Delgado | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Is there still a role for intraoperative enteroscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding? | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |