Research Article
Small Bowel Endoscopy Diagnostic Yield and Reasons of Obscure GI Bleeding in Chinese Patients
Table 2
Positive/suspicious lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (
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| | | Total (%) | <20 | 21–40 | 41–60 | >60 |
| | Erosions/ulcerations | 121 (27.1) | 6 (18.2) | 41 (36.9) | 34 (22.3) | 40 (26.7) | | Mass lesion | 86 (19.4) | 5 (15.2) | 19 (17.1) | 38 (25.0) | 24 (16.0) | | Angiodysplastic/vascular lesions | 62 (13.9) | 2 (6.1) | 10 (9.0) | 17 (11.2) | 33 (22.0)1 | | Inflammation | 49 (11.0) | 5 (15.2) | 13 (11.7) | 17 (11.2) | 14 (9.3) | | Polyp | 39 (8.7) | 5 (15.2) | 8 (7.2) | 16 (10.2) | 10 (6.7) | | Parasitic diseases | 34 (7.6) | 2 (6.1) | 7 (6.3) | 11 (7.2) | 14 (9.3) | | Blood on CE or SBE | 25 (5.6) | 4 (12.0) | 6 (5.4) | 7 (4.6) | 8 (5.3) | | Others | 30 (6.7) | 4 (12.0) | 7 (6.3) | 12 (7.9) | 7 (4.7) |
| | Total | 446 | 33 | 111 | 152 | 150 |
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Others included diverticulum and lymphangiectasis. , compared with the patients with angiodysplastic/vascular lesions in 41–60-year age group.
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