Push enteroscopy in the era of capsule endoscopy.

Goals: To evaluate the diagnostic yield of push enteroscopy in relation to indication and compare the yield in patients who had capsule endoscopy followed by push enteroscopy against capsule endoscopy naive patients.

Background: With the advent of capsule endoscopy the role of push enteroscopy needs to be reevaluated.

Study: Patients who underwent push enteroscopy from January 2002 to May 2006 were included.