A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with small bowel diseases

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2007; 13(32): 4372-4378
Published online Aug 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i32.4372

Table 2 Counting statistics of various lesions identified by CE and DBE in patients with obscure GI bleeding

	CE	DBE	P value
Angiodysplasia or phlebangioma	76	62	0.189
Tumor	15	23	0.236
Polyp	9	2	0.062
Ulcer	20	20	1
Erosion	11	4	0.113
Crohn disease	4	7	0.544
Diverticulum	1	5	0.216
Fresh blood and clot or red spot	7	2	0.176
Others	3	7	0.339
Total	146	132	0.228
Patients number	239	239

Citation: Chen X, Ran ZH, Tong JL. A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with small bowel diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(32): 4372-4378
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i32/4372.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i32.4372

Chen X, Ran ZH, Tong JL. A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with small bowel diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(32): 4372-4378 [PMID: 17708614 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i32.4372]

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