How much helpful is the capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of small bowel lesions?

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3906-3910
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3906

Table 2 Indications for capsule endoscopy

Indication of patient for CE	Number of patients
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding	23
Crohn’s disease	6
Chronic diarrhea	8
Abdominal pain	1
Cancer of unknown origin	1
Total patients	39

Citation: Ersoy O, Sivri B, Arslan S, Batman F, Bayraktar Y. How much helpful is the capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of small bowel lesions? World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(24): 3906-3910
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i24/3906.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3906

Ersoy O, Sivri B, Arslan S, Batman F, Bayraktar Y. How much helpful is the capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of small bowel lesions? World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(24): 3906-3910 [PMID: 16804980 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3906]

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