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Endoscopy 2008; 40(11): 936-938
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077545
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077545
Case report
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Single-operator method for double-balloon endoscopy: a pilot study
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Publication History
submitted 12 December 2007
accepted after revision 3 July 2008
Publication Date:
25 September 2008 (online)
Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) is a new technique that allows diagnosis and treatment throughout the entire small intestine. We have recently developed a method that allows a single operator to perform DBE, by employing “grip and pinch” and “hold (or ‘keep’) and slide” techniques. This one-person method obviates the need for two operators who must cooperate closely.
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M. WatanabeMD
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