Clinical profile, diagnostic yield, and procedural outcomes of single balloon enteroscopy: A tertiary care hospital experience

Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 56)

	mean ± SD	Median	Range
Age	50.93 ± 16.16	47	26-87
		n	%
Gender	Male	30	53.6
	Female	26	46.4
Comorbidities	Hypertension	22	39.3
	Diabetes mellitus	14	25
	Chronic kidney disease	6	10.7
	Chronic liver disease	4	7.1
	Ischemic heart disease	3	5.4
	Inflammatory bowel disease	3	5.4
	Cerebrovascular accident	2	3.6
	Asthma	2	3.6
	Rheumatoid arthritis	1	1.8
Prior medications	Antiplatelets	3	5.4
	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs	2	3.6
	Anticoagulation	0	0

Table 2 Clinical variables of single balloon enteroscopy (n = 61)

		n	%
Enteroscopy indication	Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding	24	39.3
	Chronic diarrhea	12	19.7
	Unexplained anemia	10	16.4
	Enteric thickening/inflammatory changes on imaging	7	11.5
	Small intestinal space occupying lesion	7	11.5
	Persistent vomiting	6	9.8
	Weight loss	4	6.6
	Malabsorption syndrome	4	6.6
Procedure location	Endoscopy suite	55	90.2
	Operating room	6	9.8
Sedation	Monitored anaesthesia care	57	93.4
	General anaesthesia	4	6.6
Procedure	Diagnostic	56	91.8
	Therapeutic	5	8.2
	mean ± SD	Median	Range
Depth of procedure (cm)	282.05 ± 90.04	300	95-500
Enteroscopy findings	Normal	27	44.3
	Inflammation and ulcerations	18	29.5
	Space occupying lesions and masses	12	19.7
	Vascular malformations	9	14.8
	Bleeding	5	8.2
	Ascaris worm	1	1.6
Biopsy findings (n = 33)	Non-specific inflammation	21	63.6
	Malignancy/dysplasia
	Adenocarcinoma	5	15.2
	Adenomatous polyp	1	3
	Inflammatory polyp	1	3
	Hamartomous polyp	1	3
	Lymphoma	1	3
	Villous atrophy	1	3
	Presence of Giardia	1	3
	Normal	1	3
Complications	Yes	3	4.9
	No	58	95.1
Change in diagnosis	Yes
	Positive change	29	47.5
	Negative change	15	24.6
	No	17	27.9
Change in management	Yes	40	65.6
	No	21	34.4
Interventions	Enteroscopic
	Angioembolization	4	6.6
	Argon plasma coagulation	3	4.9
	Polypectomy	3	4.9
	Adrenaline sclerotherapy	3	4.9
	Red blood cell scintography	1	1.6
	Surgical	6	9.8
	Radiological	3	4.9