[The role of capsule endoscopy in diagnosis of duodenal ulcer in patients with asthenia].

INTRODUCTION

One of the mayor lesion type in the small bowel (SB) is excavated (aphthae, erosion, ulcer) (EL). AIM OFSTUDY: To evaluate a possible correlation between EL in the SB, which were established using capsule endoscopy (CE).

METHODS

All our CE cases for the last 5 years were consecutively analyzed. Using the MST 3.0 classification, aphthae and erosions were consolidated into one group.

RESULTS

174 patients were enrolled in the study. Out of these, 100 (73%) had complaints on weakness. EL in the SB were found in 137 (78.7%) patients. Statistically significant interconnection was found between patients complaints on weakness and presence of EL in the SB (X = 4.882, p = 0.027).

CONCLUSIONS

Presence of EL in the SB is interconnected with patients' complaints on weakness.