Double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted dilatation avoids surgery for small bowel strictures: A systematic review

To evaluate the therapeutic role of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) in small bowel strictures and to propose a standard approach to small bowel strictures.Systematic review of studies involving DBE in patients with small bowel strictures. Only studies limited to small bowel strictures were included and those with ileo-colonic strictures were excluded.In total 13 studies were included, in which 310 patients were dilated. The average follow-up...