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. 2014 Jul 14;20(26):8416–8423. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8416

Table 1.

Studies on the utility of capsule endoscopy for the evaluation of iron deficiency anemia along with their findings n (%)

Ref. Total patients Patients with positive findings (DY) Angioectasia Inflammatory lesions (erosions/ulcers) Mass lesions Active bleeding Other findings (celiac disease, Crohn’s disease)
Holleran et al[46] 65 35 (53) 17 (49) 12 (34) 4 (11) 2 (6)
Sidhu et al[26] 586 245 (42) 141 (58) 16 (11)
Tong et al[47] 97 25 (26) 6 (24) 16 (64) 2 (8) 1 (4)
Koulaouzidis et al[48] 221 68 (31) 49 (72) 19 (28)
Yamada et al[49] 30 19 (63) 6 (20) 7 (37) 2 (12) 4 (21)
Efthymiou et al[50] 40 15 (38)
Milano et al[51] 45 35 (78) 13 (37) 9 (26) 6 (17) 7 (20)
Goenka et al[52] 96 35 (37)
Katsinelos et al[53] 38 13 (34) 6 (46) 4 (31) 1 (8) 2 (15)
Riccione et al[54] 138 91 (66) 51 (56) 18 (20) 9 (10) 13 (14)
Van Turenhourt et al[55] 240 106 (44)
Laine et al[56] 40 13 (33) 4 (31) 9 (69) 0 0
Sheibani et al[57] 57 35 (61) 21 (60) 4 (12) 5 (14) 5 (14)
Kim et al[58] 25 12 (48) 8 (66) 2 (17) 0 2 (17)
Sidhu et al[25] 316 152 (48) 84 (56) 25 (16) 10 (6) 33 (22)
Muhammad et al[27] 231 127 (55) 35 (28) 64 (50) 0 15 (12) 13 (10)
Chami et al[59] 12 4 (33)
Carey et al[60] 134 62 (46) 35 (56) 16 (26) 4 (6) 7 (12)
Apostolopoulos et al[61] 51 29 (57) 12 (41) 13 (45) 4 (14) 0
Estevez et al[62] 48 30 (63)
Van Tuyl et al[63] 150 49 (33)
Qvigstaad et al[64] 40 11 (28)
Kalantzis et al[65] 64 27 (42)
De Leusse et al[66] 20 6 (30)
Ben Soussan et al[67] 18 7 (38)
Enns et al[68] 14 7 (50) 2 (29) 3 (42) 2 (29) 0
Fireman et al[69] 70 37 (52) 18 (49) 11 (30) 0 8 (21)
Pennazio et al[17] 43 19 (44) 4 (21) 9 (47) 0 6 (32)