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Table 2 Demographic data, details of the endoscopic procedures, endoscopic findings, and clinical outcomes according to the indication for small bowel enteroscopy

From: The utility of single-balloon enteroscopy for the diagnosis and management of small bowel disorders according to their clinical manifestations: a retrospective review

Indication

Overt GI bleeding

Occult GI bleeding

Abdominal pain

Chronic diarrhea

Abnormalities on imaging scans

Details

(n = 84)

(n = 21)

(n = 14)

(n = 18)

(n = 8)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age (years)

61.8 ± 18.0

81.0 ± 18.3

50.4 ± 12.7

47.5 ± 14.5

55.7 ± 15.5

Sex: male

51 (60.7)

6 (28.6)

9 (64.5)

5 (27.8)

4 (50.0)

Route: antegrade

60 (71.4)

18 (85.7)

11 (78.6)

16 (88.9)

7 (87.5)

Areas of interest achieved

61 (72.6)

20.0 (95.2)

11 (78.6)

18 (100)

7 (87.5)

Findings

     

Negative

37 (44.0)

7 (33.3)

3 (21.4)

6 (33.3)

5 (62.5)

Positive

48 (56.0)

14 (66.7)

11 (78.6)

12 (66.7)

3 (37.5)

  Erosions

13 (15.5)

3 (14.3)

11 (78.6)

3 (16.7)

1 (12.5)

  Ulcers

14 (16.7)

3 (14.3)

6 (42.9)

3 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

  Stricture

0 (0.0)

2 (9.5)

4 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Angiodysplasia

4 (4.8)

1 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Polyp

1 (1.2)

4 (19.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

  Mass

8 (9.5)

2 (9.5)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (12.5)

Non-specific erythematous mucosa

5 (6.0)

2 (9.5)

9 (64.2)

7 (38.9)

1 (12.5)

  Blood stain

4 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Atrophic villi

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Dieulafoy’s lesion

5 (6.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Diverticulum

4 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Varix

2 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Hemangioma

1 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Lymphangiectasia

7 (8.3)

2 (9.5)

3 (21.4)

1 (5.6)

1 (12.5)

Failure

7 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (12.5)

Therapeutic interventions performed

11 (13.1)

5 (23.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Clinical conclusion

37 (44.0)

7 (33.3)

3 (21.4)

6 (33.3)

5 (62.5)

Negative finding

     

Incidental finding

11 (13.1)

3 (14.3)

3 (21.4)

3 (16.7)

1 (12.5)

Associated positive finding

11 (13.1)

1 (4.8)

4 (28.6)

5 (27.8)

1 (12.5)

Definitive diagnosis

25 (29.8)

10 (47.6)

7 (50.0)

4 (22.2)

1 (12.5)

Diagnostic yield

36 (42.9)

11 (52.4)

13 (78.6)

8 (50.0)

2 (25.0)

Clinical success

35 (41.7)

11 (52.4)

10 (71.4)

7 (38.9)

3 (37.5)

Minor complications

9 (10.5)

3 (14.3)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (25.0)

Time to enteroscopy (days)

49.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

VCE done

51 (60.7)

11 (52.4)

2 (14.3)

3 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

  1. Abbreviations: GI Gastrointestinal, VCE Video capsule enteroscopy, N/A Not available.