Capsule Endoscopy: Ways to Avoid Missing Lesions and to Optimize Diagnostic Yield

Leighton, Jonathan A.; Shiff, Arthur D.

doi:10.1016/j.tgie.2006.11.007

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“…During its 4-h to 6-h trek through the small bowel, a capsule will transfer captured images wirelessly to an external receiver that is worn by the patient. These images are of high quality and comparable to those taken by ordinary scopes 8 , 9 .…”

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Two center experience of capsule endoscopy in Iran: Report on 101 cases

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Background: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a minimally invasive method for the visual examination of the small intestine, which may be for the evaluation and follow-up of patients with Crohn's disease. It can also be used to look at mucosal inflammation. Methods: This cross sectional study was used to determine the diagnostic efficacy of the CE system by performing a cross-sectional study of cases from 2011-2014. This study involved a total of 101 Iranian patients who were referred to the gastrointestinal and liver diseases outpatient clinics in Guilan (northern Iran) and in Isfahan (central Iran) for complaints of gastrointestinal problems. For all patients, definitive diagnosis had failed with the use of other diagnostic tools and CE was performed. Descriptive analysis was used. The patient population was represented by men and women equally, and the mean age of the patients was 42.3 ± 17.2 years (range: 16-89 years). Results: The final diagnoses were: non-specific enteritis (30.6%), Crohn's disease (20.7%), ulcers caused by aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (8.9%), mucosal erosion (5.9%) and angioectasia (4.9%); nearly 10% of the patients had normal findings. Analysis of the distribution of chief presenting complaints with patients stratified by the final diagnosis of Crohn's disease showed that the most frequently presented chief complaint was abdominal pain 42.9% and the least frequently presented chief complaint was diarrhea (4.8%). Conclusions: Small bowel evaluation by CE was well tolerated and capable of diagnosing Crohn's disease and gastrointestinal bleeding in patients who failed other diagnostic tests.

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Two center experience of capsule endoscopy in Iran: Report on 101 cases

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Two center experience of capsule endoscopy in Iran: Report on 101 cases

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Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a minimally invasive method for the Background: visual examination of the small intestine, which may be for the evaluation and follow-up of patients with Crohn's disease. It can also be used to look at mucosal inflammation.This cross sectional study was used to determine the diagnostic Methods: efficacy of the CE system by performing a cross-sectional study of cases from 2011-2014. This study involved a total of 101 Iranian patients who were referred to the gastrointestinal and liver diseases outpatient clinics in Guilan (northern Iran) and in Isfahan (central Iran) for complaints of gastrointestinal problems. For all patients, definitive diagnosis had failed with the use of other diagnostic tools and CE was performed. Descriptive analysis was used. The patient population was represented by men and women equally, and the mean age of the patients was 42.3 ± 17.2 years (range: 16-89 years).The final diagnoses were: non-specific enteritis (30.6%), Crohn's Results: disease (20.7%), ulcers caused by aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (8.9%), mucosal erosion (5.9%) and angioectasia (4.9%); nearly 10% of the patients had normal findings. Analysis of the distribution of chief presenting complaints with patients stratified by the final diagnosis of Crohn's disease showed that the most frequently presented chief complaint was abdominal pain 42.9% and the least frequently presented chief complaint was diarrhea (4.8%).Small bowel evaluation by CE was well tolerated and capable of Conclusions: diagnosing Crohn's disease and gastrointestinal bleeding in patients who failed other diagnostic tests.

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Capsule Endoscopy: Ways to Avoid Missing Lesions and to Optimize Diagnostic Yield

Cited by 2 publications

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Two center experience of capsule endoscopy in Iran: Report on 101 cases

Two center experience of capsule endoscopy in Iran: Report on 101 cases

Two center experience of capsule endoscopy in Iran: Report on 101 cases

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