title: Current status of single-balloon enteroscopy: Insertability and clinical applications.
abstract: The single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) system was launched in 2007, proposed as a simpler method than double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE). Controversy surrounds whether the SBE system has the same insertability as DBE. However, many methods have been proposed to improve the depth of insertion with the SBE system, involving several techniques and endoscopic accessories. SBE is used for investigating not only small bowel diseases, but also diseases of the pancreatobiliary and colonic structures. SBE is a necessary advancement for many endoscopic procedures and applications in modern clinical practice. In our review, we summarized the current literature concerning the insertability of SBE and described the technical aspects of improving the rate of deep insertion in SBE procedures. In addition, the recent applications of SBE to diseases besides those of the small bowel are described.
authors.affiliation: Takuji Kawamura, Koji Uno, Kiyohito Tanaka, Kenjiro Yasuda, Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto 602-8026, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.affiliation: Takuji Kawamura, Koji Uno, Kiyohito Tanaka, Kenjiro Yasuda, Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto 602-8026, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.affiliation: Takuji Kawamura, Koji Uno, Kiyohito Tanaka, Kenjiro Yasuda, Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto 602-8026, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyohito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Takuji Kawamura, Koji Uno, Kiyohito Tanaka, Kenjiro Yasuda, Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto 602-8026, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
keywords: Double-balloon enteroscopy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Single-balloon enteroscopy; Small-bowel endoscopy