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Table 1.

Summary of publications studying non-small bowel lesions detected at capsule endoscopy

References	Presentation (GI bleeding)	Mean duration (mo)¹	No of SBCE (n)	NSBL detection (n)	Most frequent site of NSBL	Most frequent lesion(s)
Kitiyakara et al[23]	Obscure	23.1	140	9	Colon	GAVE
Elijah et al[24]	Obscure	Not	201	78	Only upper GI reported	Vascular lesions
Elijah et al[24]	Obscure	specified	201	78	Only upper GI reported	Vascular lesions
Riccioni et al[25]²	Occult	Not	138	Not	Not	Angiody-splasia
Riccioni et al[25]²	Occult	specified	138	specified	specified	Angiody-splasia
Tacheci et al[26]	Obscure	Not	118	20	Only upper GI reported	Erosions
Tacheci et al[26]	Obscure	specified	118	20	Only upper GI reported	Erosions
Vlachogiannakos et al[27]	Obscure	8.6	317	11	Colon	Angiodysplasia and cancer
Hoedemaker et al[28]	Obscure	Not	595	85	Terminal Ileum	Angiody-splasia
Hoedemaker et al[28]	Obscure	specified	595	85	Terminal Ileum	Angiody-splasia
Riccioni et al[29]		Not	637	179	Stomach/ duodenum	Gastric - duodenal erosions
Riccioni et al[29]	Obscure	specified	637	179	Stomach/ duodenum	Gastric - duodenal erosions
Akin et al[30]	Obscure	Not	114	8	Caecum	Angiody-splasia
Akin et al[30]	Obscure	specified	114	8	Caecum	Angiody-splasia
Juanmartiñena Fernández et al[31]	Obscure or other indications	19.8	2217	447	Only upper GI reported	Erosions
Juanmartiñena Fernández et al[32]	Obscure or other indications	25	526	24	Only lower GI reported	Vascular lesions

Mean duration of presenting symptom; ²Riccioni et al[25] studied the role of small capsule endoscopy in investigating unexplained iron deficiency anaemia. SBCE: Small capsule endoscopy; NSBL: Non-small bowel lesion (defined as lesions within the reach of conventional upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. This may include the terminal ileum; IDA: Iron deficiency anaemia; GI: Gastrointestinal.