Outcome of patients who have undergone total enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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1007-9327

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2012; 18(7): 666-672
Published online Feb 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.666

Table 3 Outcome of patients who underwent total enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (mean ± SD) n (%)

Number of follow-up cases	61
Observation period after DBE (mo)	27.2 ± 13.3
Re-bleeding rate	4 (6.6)
Time period from DBE to re-bleeding episode (mo)	7.0 ± 4.2
Number of patients who underwent transfusion	3 (4.9)
Outcome
Survival	60
Death	1

Number of patients is shown unless otherwise indicated. DBE: Double-balloon endoscopy.

Citation: Shishido T, Oka S, Tanaka S, Imagawa H, Takemura Y, Yoshida S, Chayama K. Outcome of patients who have undergone total enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(7): 666-672
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i7/666.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.666

Shishido T, Oka S, Tanaka S, Imagawa H, Takemura Y, Yoshida S, Chayama K. Outcome of patients who have undergone total enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(7): 666-672 [PMID: 22363138 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.666]

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