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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2022; 13(02): 096-105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750133
Technical Review

Power Spiral Enteroscopy: A Quick and Powerful Dive Deep Inside the Small Bowel!

Authors

  • Chalapathi Rao Achanta

    1   Department of Gastroenterology, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Vasanthika Imandi

    1   Department of Gastroenterology, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Sudhanva V. Kinhal

    1   Department of Gastroenterology, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Sridhar Sundharam

    2   Department of Gastroenterology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Manas Panigrahi

    3   Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Sneha Shanthi Didchela

    4   Department of Anesthesia, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Swetha Hanumanthu

    5   Department of Pathology, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Raja Mahesh Kunchala

    5   Department of Pathology, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Amninder Singh

    1   Department of Gastroenterology, KIMS ICON Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

A comprehensive and detailed small bowel evaluation became possible since 2001 with the advent of a wireless capsule endoscope that was primarily used for diagnostic purposes. Simultaneously, the development of balloon-assisted enteroscope made detailed evaluation and therapy possible in the deeper small bowel. A novel motorized spiral enteroscope, introduced in 2015, is the most recent addition to the list of device-assisted enteroscopes. The rotational movements of the spiral overtube controlled by the integrated motor are transmitted into a linear force causing forward and backward propulsion of the scope in the bowel. There is emerging evidence about its safety and efficacy in the diagnosis and therapy of various small bowel diseases.



Publication History

Article published online:
05 July 2022

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