We aimed to evaluate the impact of emergency single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) on the diagnosis and treatment for active overt obscure @entity360 (OGIB). METHODS: SBE procedures for OGIB were retrospectively reviewed and sub-divided according to the @entity548 types: active-overt and inactive-overt @entity548 . The @entity1 's history, laboratory results, endoscopic findings and therapeutic interventions were registered. @entity661 was defined as an endoscopy that was performed for active-overt OGIB, within 24 hours of clinical presentation. RESULTS: Between January 2010 and February 2013, 53 SBEs were performed in 43 @entity1 with overt OGIB. Seventeen emergency SBEs were performed in 15 @entity1 with active overt-OGIB procedures (group A), which diagnosed the @entity548 source in 14: @entity2817 (n   =   5), @entity1066 / @entity2681 (n   =   3), @entity548 @entity5 ( @entity674 ( @entity674 ), n   =   3; @entity5 , n   =   1), and erosioned @entity1127 (n   =   2). Endoscopic treatment was performed in nine @entity1 , with one or multiple hemostatic therapies: @entity3503 plasma coagulation (n   =   5), epinephrine submucosal injection (n   =   5), @entity4461 (n   =   3), and polypectomy (n   =   2). Twenty-eight @entity1 with inactive @entity548 (group B) were submitted to 36 elective SBEs, which successfully diagnosed 18 cases. The diagnostic yield in group A (93.3%) was significantly higher than in group B (64.3%)-Fisher's exact test, p   =   0.038. CONCLUSION: This study revealed an important role of emergency SBE in the diagnosis of @entity548 etiology in active overt OGIB.

Emergency single-balloon enteroscopy in overt obscure XXXX : Efficacy and safety.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1127 :: ('MESH:D011127', 'Disease') :: ['polyps'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['bleeding'] @entity2681 :: ('MESH:D014077', 'Disease') :: ['erosions'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['neuroendocrine tumor', 'tumors'] @entity1066 :: ('MESH:D014456', 'Disease') :: ['ulcers'] @entity2817 :: ('MESH:D016888', 'Disease') :: ['angiodysplasia'] @entity661 :: ('MESH:D054549', 'Disease') :: ['Emergency SBE'] @entity4461 :: ('MESH:D020141', 'Disease') :: ['hemostatic clips'] @entity674 :: ('MESH:D046152', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal stromal tumor', 'GIST'] @entity360 :: ('MESH:D006471', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal bleeding'] @entity3503 :: ('MESH:D001128', 'Chemical') :: ['argon']
@entity360 :: (MESH:D006471,Disease) :: ['gastrointestinal bleeding']
