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) |