Wireless capsule endoscopy exploration for diseases of the small intestine in China
| dc.contributor.author | Bai, Changqing | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fang, Guangrong | |
| dc.contributor.author | Song, Jian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, Qunying | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yan, Li | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhong, Zhong | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-06-17T16:06:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-06-17T16:06:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-10-29 | |
| dc.description.abstract | For small bowel diseases, it is difficult for the ordinary enteroscopy to reach due to its specific curvature and length. Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a unique tool to visualize the mucosa of the small intestine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection rate and diagnostic yield of CE in a large group of patients with suspected digestive diseases in China. One hundred and two consecutive patients (75 male, mean age 50 years, range 32-87 years) underwent CE in our Gastroenterology Units, for a total of 102 procedures. Referrals were obscure occult/ overt gastrointestinal bleeding group (19 patients) and suspected small bowel disease group (83). In our study, the whole detection rate was 92 % (94/102), with a definite diagnosis yield of 63 % of the patients in the obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and 39 % of the patients in the suspected small bowel diseases. None of the patients developed symptoms of signs of mechanical obstruction, although the capsule was retained in the stomach in 2/102 patients for their somatostatin taken. CE seems to be a very safe, painless and effective procedure with a high diagnostic yield. Accurate selection of indications and critical evaluation of the results are essential to explore these diseases. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1611-2156 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/25691 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-8111 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | de |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 6, 2007 | en |
| dc.subject | capsule endoscopy | en |
| dc.subject | diagnostic yield | en |
| dc.subject | small bowel disease | en |
| dc.subject.ddc | 610 | |
| dc.title | Wireless capsule endoscopy exploration for diseases of the small intestine in China | en |
| dc.type | Text | de |
| dc.type.publicationtype | article | de |
| dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
| eldorado.dnb.zdberstkatid | 2132560-1 |