Capsule endoscopy in acute obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Background and aim: About 5% of all patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding are classified as obscure gastrointestinal bleeders. Recent studies have shown that the diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy (CE) is higher performed within the first 48 – 72 hours after the onset of gastrointestinal bleeding as an emergency CE. We retrospectively analyzed the CE results in our center from 2011 to 2013 March and we compared the diagnostic yield of emergency CE with all other small bowel cases. Patients and methods: Small bowel CE is reimbursed by the National Health Insurance in Hungary since August 2011. Since th…