TY - JOUR T1 - First case of paralytic intestinal ileus after double balloon enteroscopy JF - Gut JO - Gut SP - 1823 LP - 1824 DO - 10.1136/gut.2005.075390 VL - 54 IS - 12 AU - A Attar AU - E Maissiat AU - V Sebbagh AU - C Cellier AU - P Wind AU - R Bénamouzig Y1 - 2005/12/01 UR - http://gut.bmj.com/content/54/12/1823.abstract N2 - Double balloon enteroscopy is a new method allowing the exploration of the whole intestine by the oral or anal route,1 with the possibility of endoscopic intervention. We describe here the first case of enduring paralytic ileus following this technique. A 47 old woman was referred to our unit for chronic and obscure undiagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding. Unremarkable conventional upper and lower endoscopies were performed twice. Small bowel follow through studies, abdominal computed tomography (CT), and pushed enteroscopy were also normal. A capsule enteroscopy was performed showing three angiodysplasias in the distal jejunum, all measuring 2–3 mm. To reach them, we performed a double balloon enteroscopy which showed two of the three lesions. Electrocoagulation with an argon plasma coagulator (50 W, 1.5 l/min) was performed … ER -