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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2016; 22(48): 10625-10630
Published online Dec 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10625
Published online Dec 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10625
CE | SBE | Both (CE prior to SBE) | P value (CE vs SBE) | |
No. of patients | 401 | 353 | 47 | |
Age (yr) | 49.4 ± 16.0 | 42.1 ± 15.8 | 45.3 ± 15.1 | < 0.01 |
Mean (range) | (13-85) | (11-84) | (15-77) | |
Male/female | 248/153 | 235/118 | 38/9 | 0.177 |
Main indications, n (%) | ||||
OGIB | 207 (51.6) | 80 (22.7) | 30 (63.8) | |
Abdominal pain | 133 (31.2) | 184 (52.1) | 11 (23.4) | |
Diarrhea | 30 (7.5) | 52 (14.7) | 1 (2.1) | |
Other | 31 (7.7) | 37 (10.5) | 5 (10.6) |
- Citation: Ma JJ, Wang Y, Xu XM, Su JW, Jiang WY, Jiang JX, Lin L, Zhang DQ, Ding J, Chen L, Jiang T, Xu YH, Tao G, Zhang HJ. Capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy in small bowel diseases: Competing or complementary? World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(48): 10625-10630
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i48/10625.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10625