Research Article

Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies of Gastrointestinal Diaphragm Disease Associated with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Table 3

Examination methods.

Examination methods()

Endoscopy
 EGD69 (43.7%)
 Colonoscopy72 (45.6%)
 Sigmoidoscopy9 (5.7%)
 CE36 (22.8%)
 Enteroscopy18 (11.4%)
Gastrointestinal radiology
 Barium study
  Upper gastrointestinal tract series17 (10.8%)
  Small bowel follow-through/small bowel enema59 (37.3%)
  Barium enema29 (18.4%)
 CT39 (24.7%)
 Plain abdominal X-ray23 (14.6%)
 Abdominal angiography10 (6.3%)
 Nuclear tagged red blood cell scan5 (3.2%)
Laparotomy62 (39.2%)
Intraoperative enteroscopy7 (4.4%)
Diagnostic laparoscopy5 (3.2%)