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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2018; 10(10): 301-307
Published online Oct 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i10.301
Published online Oct 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i10.301
Table 4 Capsule endoscopy outcomes in all patients, and between premenopausal and menopausal groups n (%)
| No. of patients (n = 183) | All | PMW(30.6%, n = 56) | MW(69.4%, n = 127) | P value1 |
| Diagnostic yield | 98 (53.6) | 17 (30.4) | 81 (63.8) | < 0.001 |
| Therapeutic yield | 23 (12.6) | 1 (1.8) | 22 (17.3) | 0.003 |
| Rebleeding rate | 46 (25.1) | 5 (8.9) | 41 (32.3) | 0.031 |
| Time to rebleed, yr | 0.001 | |||
| 1 yr, 16.4 | 1 yr, 3.6 | 1 yr, 22.0 | ||
| 3 yr, 25.8 | 3 yr, 10.2 | 3 yr, 32.3 | ||
| 5 yr, 27.2 | 5 yr, 10.2 | 5 yr, 34.2 | ||
| Hospitalization rate | 13 (7.1) | 1 (1.8) | 12 (9.4) | 0.063 |
| Mortality rate | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.6) | 0.345 |
- Citation: Silva JC, Pinho R, Rodrigues A, Ponte A, Rodrigues JP, Sousa M, Gomes C, Carvalho J. Yield of capsule endoscopy in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: A comparative study between premenopausal and menopausal women. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 10(10): 301-307
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v10/i10/301.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v10.i10.301