Double-Balloon Enteroscopy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
Tree Number(s): E01.370.372.250.250.100.500; E01.370.388.250.250.250.070.500; E04.210.240.250.080.500; E04.502.250.250.250.080.250
Unique ID: D058582
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058582
Scope Note: Endoscopy of the small intestines accomplished while advancing the endoscope into the intestines from the stomach by alternating the inflation of two balloons, one on an innertube of the endoscope and the other on an overtube.
Entry Term(s): Push-and-Pull Enteroscopy
Previous Indexing: Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal (2003-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Introduced: 2011/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/06/10

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System [E01.370.372]
    - Endoscopy, Digestive System [E01.370.372.250]
      - Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E01.370.372.250.250]
        
        Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.100]
        
        Double-Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.100.500]
        
        Single-Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.100.750]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical [E01.370.388]
    - Endoscopy [E01.370.388.250]
      - Endoscopy, Digestive System [E01.370.388.250.250]
        
        Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E01.370.388.250.250.250]
        
        Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.070]
        
        Double-Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.070.500]
        
        Single-Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.070.750]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Digestive System Surgical Procedures [E04.210]
  - Endoscopy, Digestive System [E04.210.240]
    - Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E04.210.240.250]
      - Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.210.240.250.080]
        
        Double-Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.210.240.250.080.500]
        
        Single-Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.210.240.250.080.750]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures [E04.502]
  - Endoscopy [E04.502.250]
    - Endoscopy, Digestive System [E04.502.250.250]
      - Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E04.502.250.250.250]
        
        Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.080]
        
        Double-Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.080.250]
        
        Single-Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.080.500]

Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Preferred

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