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Background: The double balloon enteroscopy is an important method for the endoscopic approach of the small bowel that provides diagnosis and therapy of this segment’s disorders, with low complication rate. Aim: Analysis of patients undergoing double balloon enteroscopy. The specific objectives were to establish the indications for this method, evaluate the findings by the double balloon enteroscopy, analyze the therapeutic options and the complications of the procedure. Methods: It is a retrospective analysis of 65 patients who underwent double balloon enteroscopy. Results: Sixty-five procedures were performed in 50 patients, 63.1% were women and 36.9% were men. The mean age was 50.94 years. The main indication it was gastrointestinal bleeding, followed by abdominal pain and Crohn’s disease. Most procedures were considered normal. Polyps were the most prevalent finding, followed by angioectasias and duodenitis. In 49.2% of the cases, one or more therapeutic procedures were performed, (biopsy was the most prevalent). There was only one case of acute pancreatitis, which was treated clinically. Conclusion: The enteroscopy is good and safe method for the evaluation of the small bowel, and its main indications are gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. It has low complications rates and reduces the necessity of surgery. RESUMO Racional: A enteroscopia por duplo balão é importante método endoscópico para abordagem do intestino delgado, permitindo o diagnóstico e a terapêutica de afecções com baixa taxa de complicações. Objetivo: Análise de pacientes submetidos à enteroscopia por duplo balão, estabelecendo as indicações para realização do exame e seus achados, analisando a terapêutica realizada e observando as complicações decorrentes do procedimento. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo de análise de 65 prontuários de pacientes submetidos à enteroscopia por duplo balão. Os dados foram armazenados em planilhas e foi realizada a análise estatística. Resultados: Foram 65 enteroscopias em 50 pacientes, sendo 63,1% mulheres e 36,9% homens, com média de idade de 50,94 anos. A principal indicação foi sangramento intestinal, seguida por dor abdominal e doença de Crohn. A maioria dos procedimentos foi considerada normal, sendo que o achado mais prevalente foram os pólipos, seguido por angioectasias e duodenites. Em 49,2% dos exames foi realizado algum procedimento terapêutico, sendo a biópsia o mais prevalente. Houve apenas um caso de complicação de pancreatite aguda. Conclusão: A enteroscopia por duplo balão é bom e seguro método para a avaliação do intestino delgado, possuindo como principais indicações o sangramento intestinal e a dor abdominal. Possui baixas taxas de complicações e, por meio de suas opções terapêuticas, diminui a necessidade de procedimentos cirúrgicos.

Objective: to establish the mean age at diagnosis of malignant or pre-malignant cervical lesions in patients treated at Erasto Gaertner Hospital, in Curitiba/PR, between the years of 2009 and 2011, in order to compare these data with the guidelines of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Methods: retrospective analysis of 3136 medical records of patients from Erasto Gaertner Hospital. Alternative sources were consulted for the complementation of the study. Results: The lowest average age was 29,24 years, being 49,25 for invasive cancer and 34,47 for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Only 0.4% of patients with invasive cancer were younger than 25 years. The most common diagnosis among patients younger than 25 years was CIN II. It was observed that the lower average age occurred in patients with CIN I, and it was over 25 years, therefore agreeing with literature. However, disagreeing with this, the most common diagnosis in patients under 25 years was CIN II. Conclusion: if the screening is initiated at 25 years old, the majority cases of malignant and premalignant cervical lesions would have been diagnosed. However, there is a possibility of under-diagnosis of CIN II, partially agreeing with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health.