Inpatient Capsule Endoscopy Leads to Frequent Incomplete Small Bowel Examinations

Oosterveen, Scott; Rahimi, Robert S.; Losurdo, John; Brown, Michael D.; Keshavarzian, Ali; Mutlu, Ece

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2006.03.281

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“…Up to 25% of patients will have incomplete VCE examinations of the small bowel (Oosterveen et al 2006). Incomplete exams may be due to delayed gastric emptying, primary small bowel motility issues, or lack of patient mobility.…”

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“…For the above reasons, VCE should ideally be avoided in hospitalized patients. The examinations are best performed in mobile outpatients to increase the likelihood of complete small bowel examinations (Oosterveen et al 2006). Options for the practitioner when faced with an incomplete small bowel VCE study include: repeating the study with a promotility agent, endoscopically placing the VCE capsule into the small bowel (described below), or using an alternative radiographic technique (e.g., CT enterography).…”

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