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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 10, 2015; 7(6): 652-658
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.652
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.652
Table 1 Patient characteristics by histological type of malignant small bowel tumor
| GIST | Adenocarcinoma | Lymphoma | Neuroendocrine tumor | |
| No. patients (% of MSBT) | 8 (28.6%) | 7 (25%) | 4 (14.3%) | 4 (14.3%) |
| Sex (M/F) | 7/1 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 4/0 |
| Mean age (SD) (yr) | 64 ± 15 | 59 ± 16 | 48 ± 22 | 55 ± 24 |
| Clinical presentation | ||||
| Overt- obscure OGIB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Occult- obscure OGIB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Occlusion syndrome | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Duodenum/ jejunum/ ileum | 0/7/1 | 0/6/1 | 0/3/1 | 0/0/4 |
Table 2 Final diagnosis and histological analysis by double balloon enteroscopy directed-biopsy
| DBE biopsy | Final diagnosis (% of MSBTs) | |
| MSBT | 20/25 (80%) | 28 |
| GIST | 4/7 (57.1%) | 8 (28.6%) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 6/7 (85.7%) | 7 (25%) |
| Lymphoma | 4/4 (100%) | 4 (14.3%) |
| Neuroendocrine tumor | 2/3 (66.7%) | 4 (14.3%) |
| Metastatic | 3/3 (100%) | 4 (14.3%) |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | 1/1 (100%) | 1 (3.6%) |
- Citation: Robles EPC, Delgado PE, Conesa PB, Andrés BM, Guggiana MF, Mateos EA, Caballero MF, Agudo JLR, Martínez SC, Latorre R, Soria F, Gutiérrez JMH, Martínez EPC. Role of double-balloon enteroscopy in malignant small bowel tumors. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(6): 652-658
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i6/652.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.652