Design of a single operator : single balloon enteroscope (SO-SBE) and therapeutic procedure through the SO-SBE

• Main Author: Soon, Yong Jin.
• Other Authors: Ng Wan Sing
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16250
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Single Balloon Enteroscope (SBE) is a novel way of examining the small intestine by using a conventional endoscope in tandem with an overtube. Although the method of SBE proves to be effective and feasible in the area of enteroscopy, it also includes some drawback due to its complicating operati...