Table 2.
Diagnostic yield in patients with different indications.
| Indications | MDCTE | DBE | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal pain (n = 53) |
26 (49.1%) | 41 (77.4%) | <0.05 |
| Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 110) |
23 (20.9%) | 96 (87.3%) | <0.05 |
| Others1
(n = 27) |
15 (55.6%) | 21 (77.8%) | 0.146 |
|
| |||
| Total (n = 190) |
64 (33.7%) | 158 (83.2%) | <0.05 |
1Others include the patients with the following indications: chronic diarrhea (n = 7), suspected inflammatory bowel disease (n = 4), suspected gastrointestinal tumors/polyps (n = 5), intestinal obstruction (n = 3), ascites (n = 3), malnutrition (n = 1), vomit (n = 2), abnormal defecation (n = 1), and abdominal mass (n = 1).