ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2018
Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy in Clinical Practice: Has Anything Changed Over 13 Years?
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- Adverse events of video capsule endoscopy over the past two decades: a systematic review and proportion meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Pooled it
- How to Study the Effects of Dietary Lipids on the Small Intestinal Microbiome? Methodological Design and Evaluation of the Human HealThy fAt, haPpy mIcRobiome (TAPIR) Proof-of-Concept Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy Guidance in Practice: Expert Opinion Report.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Predictors of Positive Video Capsule Endoscopy Findings for Chronic Unexplained Abdominal Pain: Single-Center Retrospective Study and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Capsule Endoscopy: Pitfalls and Approaches to Overcome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- The Detective Value of Magnetically Controlled Robotic Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Suspected Small Intestinal Disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Indications and diagnostic yield of small-bowel capsule endoscopy in a real-world setting.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn Lombardia, one of the 20 Italian administrative Regions, small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) was introduced in 2001. In January 2011, the Regional Health Authorities established a reimbursement for outpatient SBCE.
aimTo prospectively record data on SBCE between 2011-2013 and compare them to similar data retrospectively collected from the same geographical area (covering the period 2001-2008) and published in 2008.
methodsConsecutive SBCEs performed between January 2011 and December 2013 in Lombardia were prospectively collected.
resultsIn 3 years, 3142 SBCEs were collected; the diagnostic yield (DY) and the overall complication rate were 48.4 and 0.9%, respectively. The main indication was suspected small-bowel bleeding (76.6% of patients); complete small-bowel inspection was achieved in 2796 (89.0%) patients. SBCE was performed as an outpatient procedure in 1945 patients (61.9%). A significant increase in the rate of patients undergoing SBCE for suspected small-bowel bleeding was observed from 2001-2008 to 2011-2013 (67.3 vs. 76.1%; p < 0.001). There was an increase in the number of complete small-bowel examinations (81.2 vs. 89.0%; p < 0.001) and of outpatient SBCEs (6.7 vs. 61.9%; p < 0.001). Conversely, both the retention rate (2.1 vs. 0.8%; p < 0.001) and the rate of patients undergoing SBCE for Crohn's disease (11.5 vs. 5.5%; p < 0.001) decreased significantly. The overall DY remained stable (50.6 vs. 48.4%; p = 0.089).
conclusionOur study shows that, over 13 years, the SBCE safety profile and completion rate significantly improved over time; a change in the spectrum of clinical indications was also observed.
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