Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1673-1680.e1 , May 2010

Does Capsule Endoscopy Improve Outcomes in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding? Randomized Trial Versus Dedicated Small Bowel Radiography

  • Loren Laine

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Loren Laine, GI Division, Keck School of Medicine, 2025 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033. fax: (323) 441-8352
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  • Amandeep Sahota
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  • Abbid Shah

Received 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 25 January 2010.

 This article has an accompanying continuing medical education activity on page e11. Learning Objective: Upon completion of reading this article, successful learners will be able to discuss the diagnostic evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding This work was supported by a grant from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Wireless Video Capsule Endoscopy Clinical Research Award (Project no. 16; 2004).

PII: S0016-5085(10)00156-3

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.047

Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1673-1680.e1 , May 2010

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