ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2018
Upper gastrointestinal tract capsule endoscopy using a nurse-led protocol: First reported experience.
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- Magnetically guided gastric capsule endoscopy: a review and new developments.Clinical endoscopy · 2025Review
- Magnet-controlled capsule endoscopy: the international experience.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2023Article
- Cost comparison of oral, transnasal and magnet assisted capsule endoscopy in the examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with dyspepsia.Frontline gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy in one-time gastro-small intestinal joint examination: a two-centre experience.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- New endoscopic capsule vs upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in preoperative work-up of obese candidate for bariatric surgery: Relevance of a pilot study in the COVID-19 era.Endoscopy international open · 2022Article
- Advances in optical gastrointestinal endoscopy: a technical review.Molecular oncology · 2021Review
- Controversies in … capsule endoscopy.Frontline gastroenterology · 2020Article
- Miniature gastrointestinal endoscopy: Now and the future.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Performance measures for small-bowel endoscopy: A European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Quality Improvement Initiative.United European gastroenterology journal · 2019Review
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Abstract
aimTo test the feasibility and performance of a novel upper gastrointestinal (GI) capsule endoscope using a nurse-led protocol.
methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort analysis of patients who declined gastroscopy (oesophagogastroduodenoscopy, OGD) but who consented to upper GI capsule endoscopy. Patients swallowed the upper GI capsule following ingestion of 1 liter of water (containing simethicone). A series of positional changes were used to exploit the effects of water flow and move the upper GI capsule from one gravity-dependent area to another using a nurse-led protocol. Capsule transit time, video reading time, mucosal visualisation, pathology detection and patient tolerance was evaluated.
resultsFifty patients were included in the study. The mean capsule transit times in the oesophagus and stomach were 28 s and 68 min respectively. Visualisation of the following major anatomical landmarks was achieved (graded 1-5: Poor to excellent): Oesophagus, 4.8 (± 0.5); gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ), 4.8 (± 0.8); cardia, 4.8 (± 0.8); fundus, 3.8 (± 1.2); body, 4.5 (± 1); antrum, 4.5 (± 1); pylorus, 4.7 (± 0.8); duodenal bulb, 4.7 (± 0.7); second part of the duodenum (D2), 4.7 (± 1). The upper GI capsule reached D2 in 64% of patients. The mean video reading time was 48 min with standard playback mode and 20 min using Quickview (
conclusionThe upper GI capsule achieved excellent views of the upper GI tract. Future studies should compare the diagnostic accuracy between upper GI capsule and OGD.
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