Research Article

Clinical Efficacy of Various Diagnostic Tests for Small Bowel Tumors and Clinical Features of Tumors Missed by Capsule Endoscopy

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with small bowel tumors and characteristics of small bowel tumors.

Clinical characteristics (%)

M : F50 : 29
Age (years, mean ± SD)47.2 ± 20.2
Mean duration of symptoms (days ± SD)168.9 ± 966.6
Smoking (current)13 (16.4%)
Alcohol (current)17 (21.5%)
Comorbidity
 Hypertension7 (8.9%)
 Diabetes mellitus2 (2.5%)
 Liver cirrhosis 1 (1.3%)
 Others14 (17.8%)
Hb (g/dL, mean ± SD)10.1 ± 2.9
Anemia45 (57%)
Protein (g/dL, mean ± SD)6.1 ± 0.9
Albumin (g/dL, mean ± SD)3.7 ± 0.6
Characteristics of small bowel tumors
 Single tumor54 (68.3%)
 Size of tumor (cm, mean ± SD)3.5 ± 2.6
 Extents
  Localized68 (86.1%)
  Locally advanced6 (7.6%)
  Metastasis5 (6.3%)