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ArticleClinical endoscopy2018

Mucosal Changes in the Small Intestines in Portal Hypertension: First Study Using the Pillcam SB3 Capsule Endoscopy System.

Mahesh Kumar Goenka, Bhavik Bharat Shah, Vijay Kumar Rai, Surabhi Jajodia, Usha Goenka

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  1. Capsule endoscopy for small bowel bleed: Current update.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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Mahesh Kumar GoenkaInstitute of Gastro-Sciences, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India.
Bhavik Bharat ShahInstitute of Gastro-Sciences, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India.
Vijay Kumar RaiInstitute of Gastro-Sciences, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India.
Surabhi JajodiaDepartment of Clinical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India.
Usha GoenkaDepartment of Clinical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India.

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aimsTo evaluate patients with portal hypertension (PH) of varied etiologies for portal hypertensive enteropathy (PHE) using the PillCam SB3 capsule endoscopy (CE) system.

methodsConsecutive patients with PH presenting with unexplained anemia and/or occult gastrointestinal bleeding were evaluated using the PillCam SB3 CE system. Abnormal findings were categorized as vascular or non-vascular. The patients with ongoing bleeding caused by PHE were treated. The correlation of the CE scores of PHE with the clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic features was determined.

resultsOf the 43 patients included in the study, 41 (95.3%) showed PHE findings. These included varices (67.4%), red spots (60.5%), erythema (44.2%), villous edema (46.5%), telangiectasia (16.3%), and polyps (16.3%). The CE scores varied from 0 to 8 (mean±standard deviation, 4.09±1.8). Five patients (11.6%) showed evidence of ongoing or recent bleeding due to PHE. Three of these five patients underwent endotherapy, and one patient underwent radiological coil placement.

conclusionThe PillCam SB3 CE system revealed a high prevalence of PHE in the patients with PH. Using this system, evidence of bleeding due to PHE was found in a small but definite proportion of the patients.

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Capsule endoscopyCirrhosisHypertension, portalIntestine, smallPillCam SB3

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PMID30300988
PMCPMC6283757

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