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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2013; 5(11): 551-558
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.551
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.551
Outcome in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after capsule endoscopy
Alex Cañas-Ventura, Lucia Márquez, Xavier Bessa, Josep Maria Dedeu, Marc Puigvehí, Sílvia Delgado-Aros, Ines Ana Ibáñez, Agustin Seoane, Luis Barranco, Felipe Bory, Montserrat Andreu, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Pompeu Fabra University, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Begoña González-Suárez, Endoscopic Unit, Gastroenterology Department, ICMDiM. Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Author contributions: Cañas-Ventura A, Marquez L and Gonzalez-Suarez B designed the study; Cañas-Ventura A, Marquez L, Bessa X, Dedeu JM, Puigvehi M, Delgado-Aros S, Ibañez IA, Seoane A, Barranco L, Andreu M, Bory F and Gonzalez-Suarez B performed the research; Cañas-Ventura A, Marquez L and Gonzalez-Suarez B analyzed the data; Cañas-Ventura A, Marquez L, Andreu M and Gonzalez-Suarez B wrote the paper; all authors have approved the final version to be published.
Correspondence to: Alex Cañas-Ventura, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Pompeu Fabra University, Passeig Maritim 25, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. alexcanasventura@yahoo.es
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Received: April 13, 2013
Revised: July 1, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Processing time: 219 Days and 21.8 Hours
Revised: July 1, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Processing time: 219 Days and 21.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This paper describes a large cohort of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding who underwent a capsule endoscopy. The diagnostic yield was analyzed with further exploration motivated by the capsule findings, as well as the outcome during follow-up. Risk factors of rebleeding were also analyzed. Interestingly, old age, a lower hemoglobin level at diagnosis and significant lesions in capsule endoscopy were found to be predictors of rebleeding in this cohort.