What is a Spiral Enteroscopy?
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, also called upper endoscopy, gets as far as the first segment of the small bowel (the duodenum) but the next two, the jejunum and ileum, require other methods. Spiral enteroscopy is a novel technique, developed by Dr. Paul Akerman at University GI, that utilizes a specialized tube with a light and camera on the end that is rotated to advance the enteroscope deep into the small bowel. Diagnostic and therapeutic options are now available for small bowel pathology that were not previously due to this advanced technique.
