Timing of enteroscopy in overt-obscure gastrointestinal bleeding - a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, early enteroscopy, especially when performed in ongoing bleeding or within 24h, 48h and 72h of the bleeding episode, is able to increase the diagnostic yield. Although an effect on therapeutic yield was observed, the value of early intervention has to be cautiously evaluated due to high heterogeneity of results. In our meta-analysis, early enteroscopy did not significantly influence the rebleeding rate.PMID:34058827 | DOI:10.17235/reed.2021.7976/2021
Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research