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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 06(01): 019-023
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.155244
Review Article
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Review of clinical and endoscopic features of metastatic tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

V G. Mohanprasad
1   VGM Hospital Institute of Gastroenterology, Coimbatore
,
Praveen M. Patil
1   VGM Hospital Institute of Gastroenterology, Coimbatore
,
Madhura S. Prasad
1   VGM Hospital Institute of Gastroenterology, Coimbatore
,
R Gokul K. Shanker
1   VGM Hospital Institute of Gastroenterology, Coimbatore
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26 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Aim: The aim was to determine the utility of capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Materials and Methods: A prospective study of patients who underwent CE at our institution from 2002 to 2010. Results: A total of 259 patients were included in this study (mean age 52.3 years; 200 male and 59 female), including 175 with overt OGIB, and 20 with occult OGIB, underwent CE. One hundred eighty-nine of 195 patients (96%) with OGIB had positive findings. Gastric erosions (23%), duodenal erosions (13%) and ileal erosions (11%) were the most frequent findings. Conclusion: Capsule endoscopy is a useful diagnostic technique in patients with OGIB.

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Capsule endoscopy - obscure gastrointestinal bleed
 

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