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

Table 2

Diagnostic yield in patients with different indications.

Indications	MDCTE	DBE	value
Abdominal pain; ()	26 (49.1%)	41 (77.4%)	<0.05
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; ()	23 (20.9%)	96 (87.3%)	<0.05
Others^1; ()	15 (55.6%)	21 (77.8%)	0.146
Total; ()	64 (33.7%)	158 (83.2%)	<0.05

Others include the patients with the following indications: chronic diarrhea (), suspected inflammatory bowel disease (), suspected gastrointestinal tumors/polyps (), intestinal obstruction (), ascites (), malnutrition (), vomit (), abnormal defecation (), and abdominal mass ().