CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH OCCULT OR OVERT BLEEDING OLDER THAN 80 YEARS

Background:  Overt and occult bleeding are the main indications for a wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) study of the small bowel. Most published studies omit patients aged over 80.

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