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Complication Rates in the DBE and SBE Groups
| Complication | Any indication | Obscure GI bleeding | ||||
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| DBE group (n=73) | SBE group (n=65) | p-value | DBE group (n=43) | SBE group (n=31) | p-value | |
| Presence | 2 (2.7) | 2 (3.1) | 1.000 | 2 (4.7) | 0 | 0.506 |
| Postprocedure elevated amylase | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perforation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Absence | 71 (97.3) | 63 (96.9) | 41 (95.3) | 31 (43.1) | ||
Data are presented number (%).
DBE, double-balloon enteroscopy; SBE, single-balloon enteroscopy; GI, gastrointestinal.
