Is Occult Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding a Definite Indication for Capsule Endoscopy? A Retrospective Analysis of Diagnostic Yield in Patients with Occult versus Overt Bleeding

Background/Aim. Usefulness of capsule endoscopy (CE) for diagnosing small-bowel lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has been reported. Most reports have addressed the clinical features of overt OGIB, with few addressing occult OGIB. We aimed to clarify whether occult OG...

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Main Authors: Watari, Ikue, Oka, Shiro, Tanaka, Shinji, Nakano, Makoto, Aoyama, Taiki, Yoshida, Shigeto, Chayama, Kazuaki
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Clinical Study
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845716/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24324488
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/915463
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