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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2012; 18(7): 666-672
Published online Feb 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.666
Published online Feb 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.666
Table 2 Identification and treatment of bleeding source in the small bowel by total enteroscopy
| Source of bleeding | n | Bleeding typeovert/occult | Specific therapy |
| Tumor | |||
| Hamartoma | 2 | 1/1 | Endoscopic resection (2) |
| Lipoma | 1 | 1/0 | Endoscopic resection (1) |
| Gastrointestinal stromal tumor | 3 | 3/0 | Surgery (3) |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 | 1/0 | Surgery (1) |
| Vascular lesion | |||
| Angioectasia | 4 | 3/1 | Endoscopic hemostasis (4) |
| Arteriovenous malformation | 1 | 1/0 | Endoscopic hemostasis (1) |
| Ulcerative lesion | |||
| Drug-induced ulcer | 9 | 5/4 | Medication (4), clinical observation (5) |
| Anastomotic ulcer | 5 | 3/2 | Endoscopic hemostasis (5) |
| Nonspecific erosion | 4 | 4/0 | Clinical observation (4) |
| Enteric tuberculosis | 3 | 2/1 | Medication (3) |
| Crohn’s disease | 1 | 1/0 | Medication (1) |
| Radiation enteritis | 1 | 1/0 | Endoscopic hemostasis (1) |
| Other | |||
| Meckel’s diverticulum | 1 | 1/0 | Medication (1) |
- Citation: Shishido T, Oka S, Tanaka S, Imagawa H, Takemura Y, Yoshida S, Chayama K. Outcome of patients who have undergone total enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(7): 666-672
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i7/666.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.666