Table 2.

The Lesion Location and Severity of Each Endoscopic Findings.

Case No.	Esophagogastroduodenoscopy		Capsule Endoscopy		Colonoscopy
	Stomach	Duodenum	Jejunum	Ileum	Large intenstine
1	+	+	+	+	++
2	N.A.	N.A.	++	+	N.A.
3	-	++	+	+	+
4	-	-	+	++	-
5	+	+	++	+	N.A.
6	+	+	+	++	+
7	+	+	+	+	++
8	-	-	+	+	N.A.
9	-	-	+	+	N.A.
10	-	-	+	+	N.A.
Rates of positive findings	5/9 (56%)		10/10 (100%)		4/5 (80%)
Rates of most severe findings*	1/9 (11%)		7/10 (70%)		2/5 (40%)

*: For example, most severe endoscopic findings in each patient were detected by VCE in seven patients of all ten cases (70%).

Endoscopic findings were graded according to the following scale: grade - (no apparent findings), grade+(some erosion), grade++(severe ulceration). N.A.: not available