Two cameras detect more lesions in the small-bowel than one

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics (mean ± SD) (n = 40) n (%)

Male sex	29 (72.5)
Age (yr)	58 ± 16
Height (cm)	168.1 ± 9.3
Weight (kg)	73.6 ± 12.8
Indication
Iron deficiency anemia	13 (32.5)
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding	15 (37.5)
Crohn’s disease	1 (2.5)
Chronic diarrhea	7 (17.5)
Other	4 (10)

Table 2 Diagnostic yield of the dual camera capsule small-bowel examinations (n = 40) according to the findings of the “yellow” and the “green” camera n (%)

Diagnosis	“yellow” camera	“green” camera	P
			0.987
Normal examination	22 (55)	20 (50)
Angiodysplasia(s)	7 (17.5)	9 (22.5)
Active bleeding (unidentified source)	2 (5)	2 (5)
Crohn’s disease	7 (17.5)	7 (17.5)
Polyp(s)	2 (5)	2 (5)

Table 3 Tolerability of the examination (n = 40)

	n (%)
“How comfortable were you during the examination?”
Very comfortable	3 (7.5)
Comfortable	7 (17.5)
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	26 (65)
Uncomfortable	3 (7.5)
Very uncomfortable	1 (2.5)
“Did you experience any unwanted symptom(s) during the examination?”
Yes1	8 (20)
Abdominal cramps	4
Abdominal bloating	7
Urgency	2
Nausea	1
No	32 (80)

¹Unwanted symptoms add up > 8 because some patients experienced more than one of them.