Capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy in small bowel diseases: Competing or complementary?

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2016; 22(48): 10625-10630
Published online Dec 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10625

Table 1 Patient characteristics and indications for single-balloon enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy

	CE	SBE	Both (CE prior to SBE)	P value (CE vs SBE)
No. of patients	401	353	47
Age (yr)	49.4 ± 16.0	42.1 ± 15.8	45.3 ± 15.1	< 0.01
Mean (range)	(13-85)	(11-84)	(15-77)
Male/female	248/153	235/118	38/9	0.177
Main indications, n (%)
OGIB	207 (51.6)	80 (22.7)	30 (63.8)
Abdominal pain	133 (31.2)	184 (52.1)	11 (23.4)
Diarrhea	30 (7.5)	52 (14.7)	1 (2.1)
Other	31 (7.7)	37 (10.5)	5 (10.6)

CE: Capsule endoscopy; SBE: Single-balloon enteroscopy; OGIB: Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Citation: Ma JJ, Wang Y, Xu XM, Su JW, Jiang WY, Jiang JX, Lin L, Zhang DQ, Ding J, Chen L, Jiang T, Xu YH, Tao G, Zhang HJ. Capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy in small bowel diseases: Competing or complementary? World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(48): 10625-10630
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i48/10625.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10625