Outcome of patients who have undergone total enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 4 Patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in whom re-bleeding occurred after total enteroscopy

Patient	Bleedingtype	Hb (g/dL)	Initialdiagnosis	Initialtreatment	Time afterDBE (mo)	Hb (g/dL)after treatment	Final diagnosis	Secondtreatment	Transfusion	Re-bleedingafter second treatment
78-yr-old woman	Overt	12.3	Enteric tuberculosis	Medication	10	6.6	Enteric tuberculosis	Medication	No	No
66-yr-old woman	Occult	10.1	Enteric tuberculosis	Medication	7	7.5	Enteric tuberculosis	Medication	Yes	No
62-yr-old woman	Overt	10.6	Angioectasia	EH	10	8.3	Angioectasia	EH	Yes	No
65-yr-old woman	Overt	6.5	No source of bleeding	No treatment	1	6.0	Arteriovenous malformation	EH→angiography	Yes	No

Hb: Hemoglobin; EH: Endoscopic hemostasis; DBE: Double-balloon endoscopy.