Wireless capsule endoscopy: a comparison with push enteroscopy in patients with gastroscopy and colonoscopy negative gastrointestinal bleeding

Small Intestinal Submucosal Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mimicking Malignancy

“…Another study by Mylonaki et al showed that VCE could identify significantly more sources of small bowel bleeding than did push enteroscopy and was better tolerated by patients. Further, VCE is also able to detect lesions originally missed by upper endoscopy and colonoscopy similar to that seen in our patient (12) . As the clinico radiological picture of submucosal lipoma is very similar to that of Gastrointestinal malignancies operative or endoscopic intervention is usually required to differentiate this lesion from a malignant or premalignant lesion.…”

Diagnostic yield of 335 push video-enteroscopies

“…In other studies, lesions reached with EGD varied between 20 and 67% (21,22). In a recent study, Mylonaki et al (23) showed that the lesions that more often remain unseen are Cameron erosions in giant hiatal hernia, peptic ulcers, Dieulafoy ulcers, and watermelon stomachs. Likewise, it has been described that lesions missed with colonoscopy are mostly polyps and neoplasms (24).…”

The Diagnostic Effect of Capsule Endoscopy in 31 Cases with Subacute Small Bowel Obstruction

“…The definitive diagnostic rate is not high using traditional radiographic evaluation, such as plain film radiography, abdominal computed tomography (CT), or small bowel follow-through. Some reports have demonstrated that capsule endoscopy (CE) is superior to radiographic examination and push enteroscopy in the investigation of intestinal diseases, especially for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding or suspected Crohn's disease (CD) [1][2][3][4] . Although capsule retention is a relatively infrequent complication, small bowel obstruction and strictures have been considered contraindications to CE.…”