Clinical Utility of Emergency Capsule Endoscopy for Diagnosing the Source and Nature of Ongoing Overt Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Table 5

Clinical characteristics of cases with false-negative results on emergency capsule endoscopy to detect the source of ongoing overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Case no.	Sex	Age (years)	Complication	Antiplatelet drugs	NSAIDs	Diagnosis (Yano-Yamamoto’s classification)	Location	Treatment
1	M	83	Liver cirrhosis	+	—	Angioectasia (type 1b)	Ileum	Endoscopic hemostasis
2	M	55	—	—	—	Angioectasia (type 1b)	Jejunum	Endoscopic hemostasis
3	M	51	Cardiovascular disease	+	—	Angioectasia (type 1b)	Ileum	Endoscopic hemostasis
4	F	75	Low back pain	—	+	NSAID-induced ulceration	Ileum	Medication
5	F	65	Liver cirrhosis	—	—	Angioectasia (type 1a)	Jejunum	Endoscopic hemostasis

Abbreviations: F—female; M—male; NSAID—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.