Efficacy and implications of a 48-h cutoff for video capsule endoscopy application in overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Background and study aims: Early video capsule endoscopy (VCE) may provide a high diagnostic yield and improve clinical outcomes in patients with overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB); however, there is no practical recommendation for the ideal timing of VCE application in overt OGIB. Ther...

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Main Authors: Kim, Seung Han, Keum, Bora, Chun, Hoon Jai, Yoo, In Kyung, Lee, Jae Min, Lee, Jong Soo, Nam, Seung Joo, Choi, Hyuk Soon, Kim, Eun Sun, Seo, Yeon Seok, Jeen, Yoon Tae, Lee, Hong Sik, Um, Soon Ho, Kim, Chang Duck
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554504/