Effect of cisapride on procedure time for small bowel biopsy in children

Flunitrazepam and cisapride in premedication for peroral small intestinal biopsy in children and adolescents

“…The cisapride had been previously tried by Hjelt (2), but the duration of the procedure was from 1 to 3 hours. Subsequently Warngard et al (3) compared cisapride with placebo, finding that cisapride resulted in a statistically significant shortening of the total time of the procedure. In our study, the average time for performing an intestinal biopsy was similar to the value reported by Collins et al (4) and Hogberg et al (5) and lower than the data reported by other authors (2,6).…”

Technique of Small‐Bowel Biopsy

“…At our clinic we perform 80‐100 small‐bowel biopsies per year. We previously used a biopsy technique similar to that of Dr. Hjelt, with cisapride as the prokinetic drug (2). However, over the past 5 years, we have shifted from the Watson capsule with an angiocatheter to the pediatric Storz capsule (Karl Storz AG, F.R.G.…”