[Non-small bowel lesions detected with capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding].
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.
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, 31008, Spain. jf.juanmartinena@gmail.com.
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Juanmartiñena Fernández
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Fernández-Urién
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Saldaña Dueñas
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Elosua González
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Borda Martín
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Vila Costas
D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged