Roles of Capsule Endoscopy and Single-Balloon Enteroscopy in Diagnosing Unexplained Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Roles of Capsule Endoscopy and Single-Balloon Enteroscopy in Diagnosing Unexplained Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Background/Aims: The diagnostic algorithms used for selecting patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) for capsule endoscopy (CE) or balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BE) vary among facilities. We aimed to demonstrate the appropriate selection criteria of CE and single balloon-assisted ent...

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Main Authors: Shohei Ooka, Kiyonori Kobayashi, Kana Kawagishi, Masaru Kodo, Kaoru Yokoyama, Miwa Sada, Satoshi Tanabe, Wasaburo Koizumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2016-01-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Capsule endoscopy
Enteroscopy
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-49-1-56.pdf

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