Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5659370 | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
VCE retention occurs in approximately 2% of patients undergoing evaluation for small-bowel bleeding and is most likely due to small-bowel strictures. Retention rates in patients with suspected or known IBD were approximately 4% and 8%, based on our meta-analysis. These rates decreased by half in those studies that used either a patency capsule or CT enterography to assess patency before performing VCE.
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Mona MD, Chidi Amadi, Lauren B. MD, MSc,