Gastrointestinal Bleeding of Obscure Origin Undetected by Multiple Tests for Fecal Occult Blood and Diagnosed Only by Capsule Endoscopy: A Case Report

References

1. ↵
   AGA technical review: Evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroenterology 2000; 118: 201.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
2. ↵
   Imperiale TF, Ransohoff DF, Itzkowitz SH, et al. Fecal DNA versus fecal occult blood for colorectal-cancer screening in an average-risk population. N Engl J Med 2004; 351: 2704–14.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
3. ↵
   Allison JE, Tekawa IS, Ransom LJ, Adrain AL. A comparison of fecal occult-blood tests for colorectal cancer screening. N Engl J Med 1996; 334: 155.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
4. ↵
   Rockey DC, Auslander A, Greenberg PD. Detection of upper gastrointestinal blood with fecal occult blood tests. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94: 344–50.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
5. ↵
   Raju GS, Nath SK. Capsule endoscopy. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2005; 7: 358–64.

   OpenUrlPubMed
6. ↵
   Pennazio M, Santucci R, Rondonotti E, et al. Outcome of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after capsule endoscopy: Report of 100 consecutive cases. Gastroenterology 2004; 126: 643–53.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
7. ↵
   Marignani M, Angeletti S, Filippi L, et al. Occult and obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia, and other gastrointestinal stories (Review). Int J Mol Med 2005; 15: 129–35.

   OpenUrlPubMed
8. ↵
   Triester SL, Leighton JA, Leontiadis GI, et al. A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to other diagnostic modalities in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Gastroenterol 2005; 100: 2407–18.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
9. ↵
   Carey EJ, Fleisher DE. Investigation of the small bowel in gastrointestinal bleeding–enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2005; 34: 719–34.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
10. ↵
    Jemal A, Murray T, Ward W, et al. Cancer statistics, 2005. CA Cancer J Clin 2005; 55: 10.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
11. ↵
    Lewis BS, Kornbluth A, Waye JD. Small bowel tumors: yield of enteroscopy. Gut 1991; 32: 763–5.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text