Research Article
Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Comorbid Rheumatic Diseases
Table 3
Capsule endoscopy results.
| | Characteristics | (%) |
| | CE system | | | PillCam | 29 (70.7) | | EndoCapsule | 10 (24.4) | | MiroCam | 2 (4.9) | | CE results | | | Negative | 16 (39.0) | | Positive | 25 (61.0) | | Type of positive findings | | | Mass lesion | 3 (12.0) | | Blood on CE | 4 (16.0) | | Erosions/ulcerations | 9 (36.0) | | Angiodysplastic/vascular lesions | 9 (36.0) | | Location of findings | | | Esophagus | 0 (0.0) | | Stomach | 3 (12.0) | | Small bowel | 21 (84.0) | | Large bowel | 1 (4.0) |
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CE: capsule endoscopy.
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