Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2011; 17(11): 1462-1467
Published online Mar 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i11.1462
Table 1 Patients’ characteristics (mean ± SD) (n = 40) n (%)
Male sex29 (72.5)
Age (yr)58 ± 16
Height (cm)168.1 ± 9.3
Weight (kg)73.6 ± 12.8
Indication
Iron deficiency anemia13 (32.5)
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding15 (37.5)
Crohn’s disease1 (2.5)
Chronic diarrhea7 (17.5)
Other4 (10)
Table 2 Diagnostic yield of the dual camera capsule small-bowel examinations (n = 40) according to the findings of the “yellow” and the “green” camera n (%)
Diagnosis“yellow” camera“green” cameraP
0.987
Normal examination22 (55)20 (50)
Angiodysplasia(s)7 (17.5)9 (22.5)
Active bleeding (unidentified source)2 (5)2 (5)
Crohn’s disease7 (17.5)7 (17.5)
Polyp(s)2 (5)2 (5)
Table 3 Tolerability of the examination (n = 40)
n (%)
“How comfortable were you during the examination?”
Very comfortable3 (7.5)
Comfortable7 (17.5)
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable26 (65)
Uncomfortable3 (7.5)
Very uncomfortable1 (2.5)
“Did you experience any unwanted symptom(s) during the examination?”
Yes18 (20)
Abdominal cramps4
Abdominal bloating7
Urgency2
Nausea1
No32 (80)