[Value of enteroscopy in localization diagnosis of small intestinal hemorrhage].
OBJECTIVE
To study the value of enteroscopy in determining bleeding lesion of small intestine.


METHODS
Clinical data of ten cases with small intestinal bleeding diagnosed by enteroscopy were analyzed retrospectively from June 2003 to June 2004.


RESULTS
Bleeding sites disclosed by enteroscopy were consistent with those confirmed by operation in 10 patients,but qualitative diagnosis was not consistent in 2 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Enteroscopy is a safe,reliable and valuable modality for diagnosing bleeding lesion of small intestine.
Yin
Lu
L
Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025, China. lmbin@hotmail.com
Lin
Mou-bin
MB
Zhao
Ren
R
Qian
Qian-jian
QJ
Wu
Yun-lin
YL
Zhang
Chen-li
CL
Xu
Bin
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult