Endoscopy 2016; 48(06): v15
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-106594
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30 May 2016 (online)

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Outcomes of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placementEndoscopy 2016; 48(06): 552-556
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-101853

Badr Al-Bawardy et al. Outcomes of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement


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Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ) tube placement using conventional endoscopes is known to fail in approximately one-third of patients. In a large cohort study comprising 94 patients, double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE)-assisted DPEJ tube placement was technically successful in 93% of patients. Post-procedural adverse events occurred in 9% of patients, with one serious adverse event.