Apostolis Papaefthymiou, Daryl Ramai, Marcello Μaida, Georgios Tziatzios, Michael Fernandez Y Viesca, Ioannis Papanikolaou, Konstantina Paraskeva, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Alessandro Repici, Cesare Hassan, Cecilia Binda, Torsten Beyna, Antonio Facciorusso, Marianna Arvanitakis, Paraskevas Gkolfakis
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The introduction of motorized spiral enteroscopy (mSe) into clinical practice holds diagnostic and therapeutic potential for small bowel investigation. This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to evaluate the performance of this modality in diagnosing and treating small bowel lesions. METHODS: A systematic search in Medline and Cochrane databases were performed through September 2022. The primary outcome was diagnostic success, defined as the identification of a lesion relative to the indication...
February 2, 2023: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy