Diagnostic Value and Safety of Emergency Single-Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Table 6
Diagnostic findings of emergency and nonemergency single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) at different time points after admission for overt and occult bleeding.
Emergency SBE
Nonemergency SBE
12 hours ()
12-24 hours ()
2-7 days ()
>1 week ()
Overt bleeding ()
Occult bleeding ()
Overt bleeding ()
Occult bleeding ()
Overt bleeding ()
Occult bleeding ()
Overt bleeding ()
Occult bleeding ()
Positive
14 (100.0)
7 (63.6)
15 (100.0)#
6 (60.0)
8 (57.1)
6 (50.0)
8 (57.1)
6 (50.0)
Suspected positive
0 (0.0)
2 (18.2)
0 (0.0)
1 (10.0)
3 (21.4)
2 (16.7)
1 (7.1)
2 (16.7)
Negative
0 (0.0)
2 (18.2)
0 (0.0)
3 (30.0)
3 (21.4)
4 (33.3)
5 (35.7)
4 (33.3)
Data are expressed in number (%). , compared with 2-7 days or >1 week. #, compared with 2-7 days or >1 week.
