Variation in Diagnostic Yield of Back-to-Back Capsule Endoscopy in Obscure GI Bleeding: Final Results

Kimble, Jennifer; Chak, Amitabh; Isenberg, Gerard; Cooper, Gregory S.; Wong, Richard C.K.

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2007.03.339

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“…[11][12][13] One of them, using two same capsules of PillCam SB, reported that the second capsule found 10% more new lesions in 41 patients with obscure GI bleeding. 13 In other trial, the combination of PillCam SB and EndoCapsule showed increase in the diagnostic yield from 33.3% or 47.1% of each single capsule endoscope up to 52.9% in patients with obscure GI bleeding. 12 In another study, the combination of PillCam SB (65%) and…”

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“…Therefore, a long lag-time greater than the battery lifetime of the capsule is needed to successfully perform sequential CE with two same capsules. 13 Sequential CE of two different capsules can be performed in the same day, after a short time interval to avoid visual interference. Moreover, sequential CE may increase the detection rate of abnormal findings in the small intestine.…”

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