[The diagnostic value of double-balloon enteroscopy in 67 cases with obscure abdominal pain].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the diagnostic valve of double balloon enteroscopy in patients with obscure abdominal pain and analyze the etiology of chronic abdominal pain resulted from enteral diseases.


METHODS
Sixty-seven cases with chronic abdominal pain underwent a previous negative gastroscopy, colonoscopy, gastrointestinal barium, B ultrasound and electrocardiogram were received double balloon enteroscopy during June 2005 to June 2008.


RESULTS
Thirty-six of 67 patients was done by enteroscopy via anus, and 19 cases via oral, and 12 cases via both anus and oral. The lesions were found in 41 of the 67 patients, with overall diagnostic yield of 61.19%. Among 41 cases of abdominal pain resulted from small bowel diseases, Crohn's disease were found in 15 cases (36.59%), non-specific small enteritis in 10 cases (24.39%), tumors in 8 cases (19.51%), other enteral diseases in 8 cases (19.51%).


CONCLUSIONS
Double balloon enteroscopy was a diagnostic modality with a high diagnostic value for obscure abdominal pain resulted from small bowel diseases. The most common causes of obscure abdominal pain were Crohn's disease, non-specific small enteritis and tumors.
Peng
Jie
J
Department of Gastroenterology, Xiangya Hospital, Central-South University, Changsha 410008, China. pengjie2@medmail.com.cn
Leng
Ai-Min
AM
Wu
Ren-Yi
RY
Yang
Hui-Xiang
HX
Yuan
Wei-Jian
WJ
Zou
Yi-You
YY
Zhang
Gui-Ying
GY
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult