Results of videocapsule endoscopy in 250 patients with suspected small bowel pathology
| Autor: | Mark F.J. Stolk, S A C van Tuyl, J. Tenthof van Noorden, Ernst J. Kuipers |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Adolescent Physiology Anemia Video Recording Capsules Gastroenterology Endoscopy Gastrointestinal Hemoglobins Crohn Disease Internal medicine Intestinal Neoplasms Intestine Small Medicine Humans In patient Child Aged Aged 80 and over Crohn's disease medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Anatomical pathology Hepatology Middle Aged medicine.disease Endoscopy Endoscopes Gastrointestinal Intestinal Diseases Videocapsule Endoscopy Feasibility Studies Female business Large group Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage |
| Zdroj: | Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 51(5), 900-905. Springer New York |
| ISSN: | 1573-2568 0163-2116 |
| Popis: | We aimed to assess technical feasibility, clinical applicability, and diagnostic yield of videocapsule endoscopy (VCE) in a large group of unselected patients. VCE was performed with the Given Imaging swallowable capsule. Findings were considered diagnostic if the observed finding could explain the symptomatology of the patient. Findings were considered suspicious if an observed finding failed to completely explain the patient's symptoms. We studied 250 patients. A definite diagnosis was made in 95 patients (38%). Suspicious findings were noted in 80 patients (32%). No diagnosis was obtained in 74 patients (30%). The yield of VCE was higher in patients with suspected Crohn's disease. Mean viewing time decreased significantly from 51 +/- 14 to 30 +/- 7 minutes after reviewing 50 procedures. VCE is an important diagnostic tool, but a definite diagnosis is established in only 38% of the patients. The highest diagnostic yield is obtained in patients with suspected Crohn's disease. |
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