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17000442

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Capsule endoscopy (CE) is used to diagnose small intestine disease. Many studies have shown a better lesion detection rate in obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding than with other surveyed techniques. Our study investigates the diagnostic value of CE in patients with suspicious small intestine diseases. Between October 2004 and January 2006, patients who had suspected small intestine disease underwent CE in Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. Presenting symptoms included obscure GI bleeding, abdominal pain, diarrhea, microcytic anemia, and other indications. CE results were analyzed as a proportion of total lesion detection rate and also with regard to obscure GI bleeding and abdominal pain for analysis. A total of 28 patients, including 12 males and 16 females, were enrolled for CE examination. Overall, small intestine lesions were detected in 20 cases (71.4%), with negative findings in eight cases. For obscure GI bleeding, the total lesion detection rate was 85.7% (12 of 14 patients) but the diagnostic rate was only 35.7% (five of 14 cases). In patients with abdominal pain, four of seven (57.1%) had small intestine lesions. In conclusion, CE survey has a good lesion detection rate for small intestine disease, especially for patients with obscure GI bleeding, and is helpful in the diagnosis of unexplained abdominal pain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1607-551X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
425-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Application of capsule endoscopy in small intestine diseases: analysis of 28 cases in Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't