Analysis of 115 clinical suspected small intestinal diseases detected by double balloon enteroscopy / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the clinical features of patients with negative double balloon enteroscopy(DBE)findings.Methods A total of 115 patients with suspected small intestinal diseases underwent DBE examination from gastroenterology department of Wuhan University People's hospital on December 2005 to July 2009.The negative and positive cases were 32 and 83 respectively,then compared clinical data of negative group with that of positive group.Results 83 cases with small intestinal diseases were detected from 115 patients by DBE examination,and the daignosis rate was 72.2%(83/115).2 patients occurred acute pancreatitis and 1 occurred hyperamylasemia.The level of initial hemoglobin of negative group was higher than that of positive group(107.938?26.015 vs 93.518?32.367,P=0.016).meanwhile,there were significant difference in clinical symptoms(unexplained alimentary tract hemorrhage,obscure partial bowel obstruction,abdominal pain and diarrhea)between two groups(P=0.035).Moreover,the positive detection rate of unexplained alimentary tract hemorrhage(81.8%)was obviously higher than that of abdominal pain(57.7%)or diarrhea(40%).Conclusion DBE examination is an effective method in the diagnosis of small bowel diseases at present,however,patients with higher level of initial hemoglobin or the main symptoms as abdominal pain or diarrhea should be prudent to choose.