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Advances in small bowel imaging have refined the diagnostic approach and have led to the replacement of the term obscure GI bleeding with suspected small bowel bleeding (SSBB) when findings on upper and lower endoscopy are unrevealing. The initial evaluation requires careful assessment of clinical history, comorbidities, medication use, and physical findings, which may help direct suspicion toward specific etiologies such as inflammatory bowel disease, Meckel\u2019s diverticulum, angioectasia, or small bowel neoplasms. Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is currently recommended as the first-line investigation in stable patients because it offers high diagnostic accuracy, facilitates subsequent deep enteroscopy, and significantly influences clinical management. 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