Small bowel tumors detected and missed during capsule endoscopy: Single center experience

Table 3 Characteristics of patients with tumor or polyp(s) ≥ 10 mm detected on capsule endoscopy and the results of follow-up

No.	Age (yr)	Sex	Indication for CE	Bleeding on CE	CE reached the colon	DBE result	Surgery result	Neoplasm
1	21	F	PJS	-	√	NA	Dysplastic Peutz-Jeghers polyp	yes
2	25	M	Polyposis	-	-	NA	Dysplastic Peutz-Jeghers polyp	yes
3	30	M	Overt OGIB	-	-	NA	Meckel's diverticulum	no
4	36	F	Occult OGIB	√	-	NA	SB adenocarcinoma	yes
5	37	F	Occult OGIB	-	-	Dysplastic Peutz-Jeghers polyp in jejunum	Not operated on	yes
6	47	M	Malabsorption	√	√	NA	Unknown but benign	unknown
7	50	M	Abnormal SBFT	-	√	NA	Not operated on	unknown
8	53	M	Overt OGIB	√	-	NA	GIST	yes
9	53	M	PJS	-	√	NA	Dysplastic Peutz-Jeghers polyp	yes
10	56	M	Anemia, disseminated melanoma malignum	-	-	NA	Melanoma malignum metastasis	yes
11	59	F	Overt OGIB	√	√	Submucosal tumor	Venous malformation	no
12	60	F	Overt OGIB	-	√	NA	GIST	yes
13	64	F	Overt OGIB	-	√	NA	SB adenocarcinoma	yes
14	68	F	Occult OGIB	-	-	NA	Inflammatory tumor	no
15	68	F	Overt OGIB	-	√	NA	GIST	yes

CE: Capsule endoscopy; NA: Not applicable; DBE: Double-balloon enteroscopy; OGIB: Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; SBFT: Small bowel follow through; PJS: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; GIST: Gastro-intestinal stromal tumor; M: Male; F: Female.