Is there a role for second-look capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure GI bleeding after a nondiagnostic first test?

Background Long-term follow-up data on patients with obscure GI bleeding subjected to capsule endoscopy (CE) are missing. Objective Our purpose was to follow up patients with a nondiagnostic test and determine whether a second-look CE would be beneficial. Patients We enrolled 293 subjects. CE studie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2009-04, Vol.69 (4), p.850-856
Hauptverfasser:	Viazis, Nikos, MD, Papaxoinis, Kostis, MD, Vlachogiannakos, John, MD, Efthymiou, Alkiviadis, MD, Theodoropoulos, Ioannis, MD, Karamanolis, Dimitrios G., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Capsule Endoscopy - statistics & numerical data Digestive system. Abdomen Endoscopy Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Semiology Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
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