Non-small-bowel lesions encountered during double-balloon enteroscopy performed for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 3 Classification of NSBLs according to the nature and site of the lesions with totals for all and newly diagnosed lesions by DBE

Classification of NSBLs encountered on DBE	NSBL (n)	Newly diagnosed NSBL (n)
Vascular	27	16
Upper
Stomach/duodenal angioectasia	12	8
GAVE	3	1
Oesophageal varices	2	1
Gastric varices	1	1
Lower
Colonic angioectasia	6	4
Haemorrhoids	3	1
Peptic	13	9
Upper
Hiatus hernia with Cameron’s ulcer	5	3
Gastric ulcers/erosions	3	2
GERD (Los Angeles grade 3 or 4)	2	1
Haemorrhagic gastritis	1	1
Duodenal ulcers	1	1
Lower
Colonic ulcer	1	1
Neoplastic	6	3
Upper
Gastric polyps	4	1
Lower
Colonic polyp	1	1
Colorectal carcinoma	1	1
Total	46a	28b

^a46 NSBLs were found in 44 patients. Nineteen patients also had SBLs;

^b28 newly diagnosed NSBLs were found in 27 patients. GAVE: Gastric antral vascular ectasia; GERD: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease.