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Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
Print version ISSN 1137-6627
Abstract
JUANMARTINENA FERNANDEZ, J.F. et al. Non-small bowel lesions detected with capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Anales Sis San Navarra [online]. 2016, vol.39, n.2, pp.315-318. ISSN 1137-6627.
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for approximately 5-10% of patients presenting with gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The majority of lesions responsible were found to be located in the small bowel. Currently, capsule endoscopy is the first-line tool to investigate the small bowel as it is a non-invasive, feasible and simple procedure. However, capsule endoscopy sometimes identifies the source of bleeding outside the small bowel and within the reach of conventional endoscopy. We present the case of a 46 year-old man with few prior negative endoscopic procedures and iron-deficiency anaemia due to gastric GIST.
Keywords : Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; Capsule endoscopy.