Research Article

New Evidence on the Impact of Antithrombotics in Patients Submitted to Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy for the Evaluation of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Table 3

SBCE findings in patients under antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs.

AntiplateletAnticoagulant
No YesNo Yes
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Erosions, (%)40 (19.9)14 (19.2)n.s46 (20.0)8 (18.2)n.s
Ulcers, (%)11 (5.5)5 (6.8)n.s12 (5.2)4 (9.1)n.s
Angioectasias, (%)39 (19.4)17 (23.3)n.s43 (18.7)13 (29.5)n.s
Tumors, (%)7 (3.5)2 (2.7)n.s4 (1.7)5 (11.4)0.002