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. 2009 Sep;3(3):180-5.
doi: 10.5009/gnl.2009.3.3.180. Epub 2009 Sep 30.

Bowel preparation for capsule endoscopy: a prospective randomized multicenter study

Jun-Hwan Wi  1 , Jeong-Seop Moon, Myung-Gyu Choi, Jin Oh Kim, Jae Hyuk Do, Ji-Kon Ryu, Ki-Nam Shim, Kwang Jae Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Hoon Jai Chun; Korea Gut Image Study Group
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Bowel preparation for capsule endoscopy: a prospective randomized multicenter study

Jun-Hwan Wi et al. Gut Liver. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Background/aims: The ability to visualize the small bowel mucosa by capsule endoscopy is limited. Moreover, studies involving small-bowel preparation with purgative drugs have failed to establish which preparations produce better images and higher diagnostic yields. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacies and diagnostic yields of different bowel preparations.

Methods: A cohort of 134 patients with suspected small bowel disease was randomly assigned to 3 groups. Patients in group A (n=44) fasted for 12 h before being administered an M2A capsule (Given Imaging, Yoqneam, Israel). Patients in group B (n=45) were asked to drink two doses of 45 mL of sodium phosphate (NaP) with water during the afternoon and evening on the day before the procedure and to drink at least 2 L of water thereafter. Patients in group C (n=45) drank 2 L of a polyethylene glycol (PEG) lavage solution the evening before the procedure.

Results: Overall cleansing of the small bowel was adequate in 43% of patients in group A, 77% of those in group B, and 56% of those in group C (group A vs group B, p=0.001). Diagnoses for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding were established in 9 patients (39%) in group A, 16 patients (69%) in group B, and 14 patients (50%) in group C. No significant difference in diagnostic yield was observed between groups.

Conclusions: Bowel preparation with NaP for capsule endoscopy improved small-bowel mucosal visualization when compared to 12-h overnight fasting.

Keywords: Capsule endoscopy; Sodium phosphate.

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