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The etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depending on patient's age and gender.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether the etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depends on the age and gender of the patient is not yet fully understood.

Methods

A total of 1953 patients who underwent video capsule endoscopy (VCE) to evaluate potential small-bowel bleeding and were registered in the Capsule Endoscopy Nationwide Database Registry from 2003 to 2014 were eligible for this study. VCE findings and the etiology of small-bowel bleeding were analyzed by age and gender.

Results

The diagnostic yield of VCE was 48.4% (95% CI: 46.2%-50.6%) and the diagnosis rate of etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding was 61.4% (95% CI: 59.2%-63.6%). The etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depends on the age and gender of the patient. Crohn's disease and small-bowel diverticular diseases were more prevalent etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding in the young adults group (p<0.00152) by Bonferroni correction.

Conclusions

The etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depends on the age of the patient. Thus, an individualized lesion-specific diagnostic approach based on age might be needed for patients with potential small-bowel bleeding.

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6169048 | BioStudies |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies

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