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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 326-332
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.326
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.326
Table 3 Prevalence of small bowel diseases detected by capsule endoscopy in patients with positive and negative fecal occult blood test n (%)
| Positive FOBT(n = 100) | Negative FOBT(n = 102) | P value | |
| Any small bowel lesions (n = 72) | 46 (46) | 25 (25) | 0.002 |
| Ulcer (n = 13) | 11 (11) | 2 (2) | 0.009 |
| Erosion (n = 37) | 21 (21) | 16 (16) | 0.330 |
| Angiectasia (n = 22) | 14 (14) | 8 (8) | 0.160 |
| Tumor (n = 8) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 0.450 |
| Active bleeding (n = 19) | 15 (15) | 4 (4) | 0.007 |
- Citation: Kobayashi Y, Watabe H, Yamada A, Suzuki H, Hirata Y, Yamaji Y, Yoshida H, Koike K. Impact of fecal occult blood on obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: Observational study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(1): 326-332
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i1/326.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.326