Author : Devidas Menon
Publisher :
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 31,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Endoscopy
ISBN :
"Double balloon endoscopy/enteroscopy (DBE) is a non-surgical approach that provides access to the entire inner mucosal surface of the small in testine for endoscopic visual examination, biopsy and treatment. DBE is being heralded as a breakthrough technology because accessing the deep small intestine endoscopically has largely been unsuccessful by conventional approaches. [The objective of this report is] to review the safety, efficacy and effectiveness of DBE and examine the potential social, fiscal and economic impact should it become a publicly funded health service in Alberta"--Page 1.