Clinical Study

Multidetector CT Enterography versus Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: Comparison of the Diagnostic Value for Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Diseases

Table 1

Detection rate in patients with different indications.

Indications (%)Detection rate
MDCTEDBE value

Abdominal pain53 (27.9%)37 (69.8%)45 (84.9%)0.057

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding110 (57.9%)52 (47.3%)110 (100%)1

Chronic diarrhea7 (3.7%)17 (63.0%)21 (77.8%)0.344
Suspected inflammatory bowel disease4 (2.1%)
Suspected gastrointestinal tumors/polyps5 (2.6%)
Intestinal obstruction3 (1.6%)
Ascites3 (1.6%)
Vomit2 (1.1%)
Malnutrition1 (0.5%)
Abnormal defecation1 (0.5%)
Abdominal mass1 (0.5%)

Total190 (100.0%)106 (55.8%)176 (92.6%)<0.05

As the detection rate of DBE for OGIBs was 100% and was considered to be constant quantity in SPSS, χ2-test was not applicable.