The etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depending on patient’s age and gender

• Published in: United European gastroenterology journal 2018-10, Vol.6 (8), p.1169-1178
• Main Authors: Song, Joo Hye, Hong, Sung Noh, Kyung Chang, Dong, Ran Jeon, Seong, Kim, Jin-Oh, Kim, Jinsu, Lee, Bo-In, Choi, Myung-Gyu, Kim, Kyeong Ok, Yang, Dong-Hoon, Song, Hyun Joo, Hyuk Do, Jae, Jeong Lim, Yun, Shim, Ki-Nam, Park, Soo Jung, Kim, Ji Hyun, Moon, Jeong Seop, Joo Jang, Hyun, Jai Chun, Hoon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: age; gender; obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; Original; Potential small-bowel bleeding; video capsule endoscopy
• ISSN: 2050-6406; 2050-6414
• DOI: 10.1177/2050640618797841

Background Whether the etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depends on the age and gender of the patient is not yet fully understood. Methods A total of 1953 patients who underwent video capsule endoscopy (VCE) to evaluate potential small-bowel bleeding and were registered in the Capsule Endoscopy Nationwide Database Registry from 2003 to 2014 were eligible for this study. VCE findings and the etiology of small-bowel bleeding were analyzed by age and gender. Results The diagnostic yield of VCE was 48.4% (95% CI: 46.2%–50.6%) and the diagnosis rate of etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding was 61.4% (95% CI: 59.2%–63.6%). The etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding depends on the age and gender of the patient. Crohn's disease and small-bowel diverticular diseases were more prevalent etiology of potential small-bowel bleeding in the young adults group (