Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2013; 19(23): 3665-3671
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3665
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
Characteristicn = 400
Age, yr, median (range)46.9 ± 16.3 (14-86)
Sex (male/female)250/150
Reasons for DBE
OGIB149 (37.3)
Abdominal pain123 (30.7)
Chronic diarrhea40 (10.0)
Others88 (22.0)
Tumors detected by DBEn = 78
OGIB37 (47.4)
Abdominal pain19 (24.4)
Intestinal obstruction8 (10.3)
Others14 (17.9)