EARLY CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY AND DEVICE-ASSISTED ENTEROSCOPY IN OVERT BLEEDING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS

Aims The best timing for small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and device-assisted enteroscopy (DAE) for the management of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) remains unknown. This meta-analysis aimed to compare, for the first time, diagnostic and therapeutic yields, detection of active bleeding and vascular lesions, rebleeding, and mortality of “early” versus “non-early” SBCE and DAE.