title: [Clinical application of single-balloon enteroscopy in children with small intestinal bleeding].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the diagnostic value and safety of single-balloon electronic enteroscopy in children with small intestinal bleeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy children with clinically suspected small intestinal bleeding, including 38 males and 32 females aged 4-13 years, underwent single-balloon enteroscopy under general anesthesia. Twenty-six cases underwent the procedure through the mouth, 32 cases through the anus, and 12 cases through both.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 70 children, 58 (83%) had small bowel disease according to the single-balloon enteroscopy results, including 24 cases of non-specific inflammation, 12 cases of allergic purpura, 8 cases of Crohn's disease, 8 cases of Meckel's diverticulum, and 6 cases of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single-balloon enteroscopy is a safe, effective means for the diagnosis of small intestinal bleeding among children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha 410007, China. mfxgz123@163.com.
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jie-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-Mei
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hong-Juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ou-Yang
authors.forename: Wei-Jian
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male