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Indian J Gastroenterol
October 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Background: Obscure gastrointestinal bleed (OGIB), now called small bowel bleed (SBB), comprises 5% to 10% of all gastrointestinal (GI) bleed episodes and capsule endoscopy (CE) is a tool for its evaluation. Studies on CE in a large sample of SBB patients from the tropics are limited.
Methods: We did a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of patients with SBB undergoing CE using PillCam or MiroCam CE.
Gastroenterology Res
October 2013
Department of Radiology, Refaat Scan Center, Biala, Egypt.
Liver biopsy is the gold standard for assessment of hepatic fibrosis although it is associated with many complications. We reported a 28-year-old chronic HCV patient who developed gall bladder hematoma with hemobilia and melena after liver biopsy. The hematoma resolved with conservative management.
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