push enteroscopy
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Indications
- obscure GI bleed localized to the distal duodenum or proximal jejunum with capsule endoscopy[1]
Procedure
- push enteroscopy
- uses a long endoscope designed to be passed into the jejunum
- working channel of the endoscope allows for biopsy of lesions & cauterization of bleeding sites
- endoscope can be advanced 150 cm past the gastric pylorus, depending upon anatomy of patient & operator skill[1]
Complications
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, 15, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006, 2009, 2015
- ↑ Nguyen NQ et al Push Enteroscopy Alters Management in a Majority of Patients With Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding MedScape from WebMD http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/502867