Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2008)

Capsule Endoscopy in the Investigation of Patients with Portal Hypertension and Anemia

  • Spyros Goulas,
  • Konstantina Triantafyllidou,
  • Stephanos Karagiannis,
  • Panayiota Nicolaou,
  • Petros Galanis,
  • Irene Vafiadis,
  • Michael Tzivras,
  • Christos Mavrogiannis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/534871
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 5
pp. 469 – 474

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: Data on small bowel abnormalities in patients with portal hypertension (PHT) are limited. Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract and anemia are common complications in these patients. Capsule endoscopy (CE) was used to evaluate small bowel (SB) pathology in patients with PHT and anemia, and possible associations with various parameters were examined.