Impact of therapeutic interventions induced by capsule endoscopy on long term outcome in chronic obscure GI bleeding.

Background: The diagnostic yield and the clinical impact of capsule endoscopy (CE) in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) are well known. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of therapeutic interventions induced by CE findings on long term outcome.

Patients And Methods: Patients with chronic OGIB referred to our center from September 2003 to June 2005 for CE were included.