Research Article
Small Bowel Endoscopy Diagnostic Yield and Reasons of Obscure GI Bleeding in Chinese Patients
Table 1
Clinical characteristics, indication, and finding results for CE and SBE.
| | Characteristics | Total | CE | SBE | | 532 | 231 | 301 |
| | Mean age (y) | | | | | Sex (female) | 232 (43.4) | 115 (49.8) | 117 (38.9) | | Indication | | | | | Occult bleeding | 17 | 12 | 5 | | Overt bleeding | 515 | 219 | 296 | | Results | | | | | Positive | 382 (71.8) | 166 (71.9) | 216 (71.8) | | Negative | 86 (16.1) | 35 (15.1) | 51 (17.0) | | Suspicious | 64 (12.1) | 30 (13.0) | 34 (11.2) | | Location of findings | | | | | Duodenum | 39 (7.3) | 8 (3.5) | 31 (10.3)* | | Jejunum | 144 (27.1) | 64 (27.7) | 80 (26.6) | | Ileum | 134 (25.2) | 58 (25.1) | 76 (25.2) | | Diffuse | 99 (18.6) | 50 (21.6)* | 49 (16.3) | | Others* | 30 (5.6) | 16 (6.9) | 14 (4.7) |
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Others include esophagus, stomach, and colon bowel.
*Significant between CE and DBE in the same location of findings.
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