Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 6 , Pages 983-989, May 2010

Double-balloon enteroscopy in the elderly: safety, findings, and diagnostic and therapeutic success

Presented at Digestive Disease Week, Poster Presentation, May 31, 2009, Chicago, Illinois (Gastrointest Endosc 2009;69:xxx).

Current affiliations: Division of Gastroenterology (K.I., S.D., S.J.H., J.L.T., O.H.), Fox Chase Cancer Center, Department of Biostatistics (T.L.), Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, (S.R.H.) University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Received 10 August 2009; accepted 20 October 2009. published online 02 March 2010.

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 DISCLOSURE: The following authors disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: O. Haluszka: Consultant for EZEM, Boston Scientific, and Fujinon Inc; teaches for Spirus, Inc. J. L. Tokar: Speaker and consultant for Fujinon Inc; consultant for Boston Scientific. The other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) in the elderly: indications, findings, and agreement with video capsule endoscopy and Safety of double balloon enteroscopy in patients >age 75 years: a single center one-year experience.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02708-4

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.054

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 6 , Pages 983-989, May 2010

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