Non-small-bowel lesions encountered during double-balloon enteroscopy performed for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2010; 16(15): 1885-1889
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1885

Table 1 Findings by DBE performed for OGIB and anatomical distribution of bleeding lesions n (%)

Findings and distributions	Subjects
Positive for bleeding lesions	118 (65.9)
Small bowel only	74 (41.3)
Non-small bowel only	25 (14.0)
Small bowel and non-small bowel	19 (10.6)
Negative findings/normal	55 (30.7)
Inconclusive (failure of procedure)	6 (3.4)
Total	179 (100.0)

DBE: Double balloon enteroscopy; OGIB: Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Citation: Tee HP, Kaffes AJ. Non-small-bowel lesions encountered during double-balloon enteroscopy performed for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(15): 1885-1889
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i15/1885.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1885

Tee HP, Kaffes AJ. Non-small-bowel lesions encountered during double-balloon enteroscopy performed for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(15): 1885-1889 [PMID: 20397267 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1885]

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