Journal article
A Meta-Analysis of the Yield of Capsule Endoscopy Compared to Other Diagnostic Modalities in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Due to its superior ability to examine the entire small bowel mucosa, capsule endoscopy (CE) has broadened the diagnostic evaluation of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Published studies have revealed a numerically superior performance of CE in determining a source of OGIB compared with other modalities, but due to small sample sizes, the overall magnitude of benefit is unknown. Additionally, the types of …
Authors
Triester SL; Leighton JA; Leontiadis GI; Fleischer DE; Hara AK; Heigh RI; Shiff AD; Sharma VK
Journal
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 100, No. 11,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2005
DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00274.x
ISSN
0002-9270