title: A novel diagnostic and treatment strategy for small intestinal lesions in children: hybrid treatment using transumbilical minimal incision surgery combined with double-balloon enteroscopy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a useful and feasible modality for evaluating small intestinal lesions, even in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  DBE makes it possible to perform biopsy, diagnosis, polypectomy and endoscopic therapies including hemostasis, tattooing and clipping of the small intestinal lesions. However, endoscopic procedures in the small intestines of children are more difficult than in adults, because the intestinal wall is thin and the lumen is narrow. A novel hybrid treatment was developed using DBE for small bowel lesions combined with transumbilical minimal incision surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This hybrid treatment is safe, effective, provides excellent cosmetic results and can be used as an alternative for traditional open laparotomy or endoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Kosaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tazuke
authors.forename: Satohiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Katsuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D058582:Double-Balloon Enteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male