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SUBMITTER: Miyazu T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9395361 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miyazu Takahiro T Osawa Satoshi S Tamura Satoshi S Tani Shinya S Ishida Natsuki N Matsuura Tomoharu T Yamade Mihoko M Iwaizumi Moriya M Hamaya Yasushi Y Furuta Takahisa T Sugimoto Ken K
Scientific reports 20220822 1
In 2012, Japan approved the use of a tag-less patency capsule (PC), which evaluates gastrointestinal patency before small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE). This study aimed to evaluate the validity of our modification on the passage criteria for this PC in clinical practice. We retrospectively enrolled 326 consecutive patients who underwent PC examination before SBCE. If X-ray could not reveal the PC in the body during the judgement time (30-33 h after ingestion), we defined it as 'estimated paten ...[more]