Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
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Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) that cannot be established applying traditional endoscopic methods represents 5 % of all gastrointestinal bleedings. Earlier, in cases of recurrent, overt bleedings the surgeons had to perform a laparotomy "blind" without diagnosis. The aim of our retrospective study was to analyse the effectiveness of surgical therapy in patients with OGIB investigated with capsule endoscopy (CE). ⋯ CE offers a high impact on the surgical results in patients with OGIB. Through our CE examinations the correct localization of the bleeding sources always provided a reasonable support to perform an optimal small bowel resection.