A Prospective Randomised Study On Outcomes Of A Single-Session Combined Balloon And Capsule Enteroscopies Against Capsule Endoscopy Alone In The Management Of Obscure Overt Gastrointestinal (Gi) Bleeding

Although capsule endoscopy (CE) has proven to be superior to all of the diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, it has no ability to obtain histology or to perform endoscopic interventions. Single balloon enteroscopy (SBE), on the other hand, has excellent therapeutic capacity but lower diagnostic yield given the success rate for retrograde approach is between 20-30%. Data on the outcomes of combined use of ante-grade SBE and CE for obscure GI bleeding in a single session are lacking.