Table 2.
Results of early CE (n = 51)
| n (%, 95% CI for %) | |
|---|---|
| CE findings | |
| Total of positive findings | 29 (56.9, 42.8–70.9) |
| Stomach | 1 (2.0) |
| Polyp and blood without definite bleeding source | 1 (2.0) |
| Duodenum | 1 (2.0) |
| Erosion | 1 (2.0) |
| Small bowel | 16 (31.4, 18.2–44.6) |
| P2 lesion | 6 (11.8, 2.6–20.9) |
| Ulceration* | 4 (7.8) |
| Angioectasia | 2 (3.9) |
| P1 lesion (erosion) | 8 (15.7, 5.4–26.0) |
| P0 lesion (small diverticulum) | 2 (3.9, −1.6–9.4) |
| Small bowel lesion followed by DBE after CE | 3 (5.9) |
| Colon | 12 (23.5, 11.5–35.6) |
| Blood pooling without definite bleeding source* | 12 (23.5) |
| No blood and no lesion | 22 (43.1) |
| Final diagnosis of potential bleeding source | |
| Colonic diverticulosis and small bowel ulceration | 3 (5.9) |
| Colonic diverticulosis and Meckel's diverticulum | 1 (2.0) |
| Colonic diverticulosis and small bowel angioectasia | 2 (2.0) |
| Colonic diverticulum** | 44 (86.3) |
| Small bowel ulceration (definitive) | 1 (2.0) |
| Complication related to CE | 0 (0) |
CI, confidence interval; DBE, double-balloon enteroscopy.
Duplicated: one patient had ulcerations in the small bowel and blood pooling without a definite bleeding source in the colon.
Definitive diagnosis (n = 1) and presumptive diagnosis (n = 43).
‡‡ Analyzed using Fisher's exact test.