ABSTRACT
Objective To study the clinical value of double balloon endoscopy (DBE) in diagnosis and treatment of intestinal diseases. Methods Clinical data of 344 patients suspected of small bowel lesions from March 2006 to April 2014 was retrospectively analyzed. All the patients clinical manifestations including varying degrees of abdominal pain, bloating, nause and vomiting, diarrhea. The 344 patients underwent DBE for 397 times. Results The incidence of adverse reactions in checking was only 4.53%, and there was no complications occurred after checking. Positive results shown in 214 cases by DBE, the other 130 patients shown negative results. While 28 of the other 130 patients were found small bowel lesions by capsule endoscopy and CT scans, the remaining 102 cases had no obvious abnormalities. The misdiagnosis rate of DBE was 8.13%, and mainly focuses on polyps and vascular malformation. 242 of the 344 patients were diagnosed with intestinal diseases, and mostly of them were tumor, ulcers and polyps. The detect rate of DBE examination for tumor and ulcer diseases was greater than that of small intestinal polyposis, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion DBE in diagnosis and treatment of intestinal diseases is a relatively safe and effective way. It is worthy being popularized and applied.