Small-bowel tumors diagnosed by wireless capsule endoscopy: report of five cases

Tumors of the small bowel, both benign and malignant, are relatively uncommon. As the symptoms are vague and conventional diagnostic tests are unsatisfactory, these tumors often present a clinical, radiological, and endoscopic challenge. We report here on five patients in whom small-bowel tumors wer...

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Published in:	Endoscopy Vol. 35; no. 10; p. 865
Main Authors:	de Mascarenhas-Saraiva, M N, da Silva Araújo Lopes, L M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-10-2003
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - etiology Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods Female Hemangioma, Capillary - diagnosis Humans Ileal Neoplasms - complications Ileal Neoplasms - diagnosis Jejunal Neoplasms - complications Jejunal Neoplasms - diagnosis Male Middle Aged
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Summary:	Tumors of the small bowel, both benign and malignant, are relatively uncommon. As the symptoms are vague and conventional diagnostic tests are unsatisfactory, these tumors often present a clinical, radiological, and endoscopic challenge. We report here on five patients in whom small-bowel tumors were diagnosed using wireless capsule endoscopy. The indications for capsule endoscopy were: obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in four patients (one jejunal capillary hemangioma, one ileal hemangiosarcoma, and two jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumors) and chronic abdominal pain in one patient (ileal carcinoid). Wireless capsule endoscopy, a new endoscopic method, promises to improve the diagnosis of deep small-bowel pathology.
ISSN:	0013-726X
DOI:	10.1055/s-2003-42625