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Double-Balloon Endoscopy

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Video Capsule Endoscopy

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The method of double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) introduced by Yamamoto [1] permits noninvasive endoscopic evaluation of the small bowel while also providing therapeutic access [2–6]). Figure 13.1a shows the specifically designed video endoscopes, Fujinon EN-450P5 (regular type) and Fujinon EN-450 T5 (therapeutic type) from Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. The endoscope, with an attachable balloon at the tip, is used together with a soft overtube (length 145 cm) with another balloon at the distal end. To make insertion procedures safe and effective, soft latex balloons are used for both the endoscope and the overtube, and a specifically designed pump has been developed to inflate and deflate the balloons with one touch while accurately monitoring the balloon pressure (Fig. 13.1b).

The work was first published in 2006 by Springer Medizin Verlag Heidelberg with the following title: Atlas of Video Capsule Endoscopy.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

    Hironori Yamamoto

  2. Medical Clinic II, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany

    Christian Ell & Andrea May

  3. Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Hirito Kita

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Martin Keuchel

  2. 1st Medical Department, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Friedrich Hagenmüller

  3. Dept. Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Hisao Tajiri

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Yamamoto, H., Ell, C., Kita, H., May, A. (2014). Double-Balloon Endoscopy. In: Keuchel, M., Hagenmüller, F., Tajiri, H. (eds) Video Capsule Endoscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44062-9_13

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