Timing of enteroscopy in overt-obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ana Catarina GomesRolando PinhoAna PonteMaria Manuela EstevinhoJoão CarvalhoPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)
in conclusion, early enteroscopy, especially when performed during ongoing bleeding or within 24 h, 48 h or 72 h of the bleeding episode, may increase diagnostic yield. Although an effect on therapeutic yield was observed, the value of early intervention has to be cautiously evaluated due to the high heterogeneity found among results. In our meta-analysis, early enteroscopy did not significantly influence rebleeding rate.