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Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
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Definition
: Endoscopy of the small intestines accomplished while advancing the endoscope into the intestines from the stomach by alternating the inflation of two balloons, one on an innertube of the endoscope and the other on an overtube.
Other names
Push-
and-
Pull Enteroscopies; Push and Pull Enteroscopy; Enteroscopy, Push-
and-
Pull; Enteroscopy, Double-
Balloon; Enteroscopies, Push-
and-
Pull; Enteroscopies, Double-
Balloon; Double-
Balloon Enteroscopies; Double Balloon Enteroscopy; Push-
and-
Pull Enteroscopy