Negative capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding reliable: Recurrence of bleeding on long-term follow-up

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2013; 19(28): 4520-4525
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4520

Table 3 The final diagnosis and treatment of the 34 negative capsule endoscopy patients with rebleeding

Type of rebleeding	n	Final diagnosis	Treatment
Obscure overt bleeding	2		Surgery
		Extraluminal GIST
		Meckel’s diverticulum
Obscure occult bleeding	32
	13	Causes not found	SR
	5	Myelodisplastyc syndrome	MT
	3	Uterine fibroma	Surgery
	1	Metastatic breast cancer	Surgery + MT
	3	Giardia lamblia infection	MT
	5	Chronic use of NSAID
	2	Erosive gastritis	MT

GIST: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; SR: Spontaneous resolution; MT: Medical therapy.

Citation: Riccioni ME, Urgesi R, Cianci R, Rizzo G, D’Angelo L, Marmo R, Costamagna G. Negative capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding reliable: Recurrence of bleeding on long-term follow-up. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(28): 4520-4525
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i28/4520.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4520