Single balloon enteroscopy in the elderly
In a retrospective analysis of SBE, we found this procedure safe and feasible in the elderly. SBE has higher diagnostic and therapeutic yields in the elderly <i>vs</i> the other age groups, mainly because of the increased small bowel angioectasias.
Authors
- Marc J. Zuckerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4948-139X)
- Mohammad Bashashati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3237-4715)
- Sherif Elhanafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4560-4396)
- Majd Michael
- Alok Dwivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-1761)
- Nancy Casner
- Mohamed O Othman
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University Medical Center of El Paso (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i8.107867
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00