Table 2.
Comparison of small bowel findings in the four trials
| RCTs | Vascular malformations |
Erosions/ulcerations |
Diverticula |
Polyps |
Malignancy |
Other |
Normal |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBE | DBE | SBE | DBE | SBE | DBE | SBE | DBE | SBE | DBE | SBE | DBE | SBE | DBE | |
| Takano et al. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Domagk et al. | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | ° | ° |
| May et al. | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ° | ° | ° | ° |
| Efthymiou et al. | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | ° | ° | 6 | 9 | ° | ° | 2 | 1 | 22 | 31 |
DBE = double-balloon enteroscopy; RCTs = randomized controlled trials; SBE = single-balloon enteroscopy.