title: Diagnosis and management of mid-gastrointestinal bleeding by double-balloon endoscopy.
abstract: The new methods of capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) have revolutionized the diagnostic approach to middle (mid) gastrointestinal bleeding (MGIB) in recent years. DBE also has therapeutic options and enables us to treat the MGIB endoscopically. In this review, we discuss endoscopic diagnosis and management of three major categories of sources of MGIB - vascular lesions, ulcers/erosions and tumors/polyps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugano