[Non-small bowel lesions detected with capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding]

An Sist Sanit Navar. 2016 Mayo-Agosto;39(2):315-8. doi: 10.23938/ASSN.0261.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

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 en-doscopy is the first-line tool to investigate the small bowel as it is a non-invasive, feasible and simple procedure. Howe-ver, 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Capsule Endoscopy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged