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Diagnosis and treatment of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding using combined capsule endoscopy and double balloon endoscopy: 1-year follow-up study

DOI

82

Citations

0

References

2007

Year

Shunji Fujimori, Tsuguhiko Seo, Katya Gudis, Syu Tanaka, Keigo Mitsui, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Akihito Ehara, M Yonezawa, Atsusi Tatsuguchi, Choitsu Sakamoto
Endoscopy

Abstract

A combined approach using capsule endoscopy followed by DBE proves valuable in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with OGIB, leaves a low rate of undiagnosed bleeding sources, and has a good long-term outcome.