Hiroki Endo, Eiji Sakai, Leo Taniguchi, Takaomi Kessoku, Yasuhiko Komiya, Akiko Ezuka, Harunobu Kawamura, Masataka Taguri, Takuma Higurashi, Hidenori Ohkubo, Eiji Yamada, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masahiko Inamori, Shin Maeda, Takashi Sakaguchi, Yasuo Hata, Hajime Nagase, Atsushi Nakajima
BACKGROUND: To develop appropriate management strategies for patients who take low-dose aspirin, it is important to identify the risk factors for GI injury. However, few studies have described the risk factors for small-bowel injury in these patients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors influencing the risk of small-bowel mucosal breaks in individuals taking continuous low-dose aspirin. DESIGN: Capsule endoscopy data were collected prospectively from 5 institutions...
November 2014: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy