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Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine ; (36): 22-23, 2014.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-455468

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Objective To explore the value of OMOM capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases in the elderly patients.Methods A retrospective analysis of the clinical data on 86 elderly patients completed OMOM capsule endoscopy during May 2008 to April 2013 were performed.Results All the patients were well tolerated,and capsules were successfully excreted.The mean detention time in gastrointestinal was 50.64 min,the mean run time was 315.86 min.Thirty-eight (44.19%,38/86) patients gained positive diagnosis.In 45 patients with unknown reason,28 patients (62.22%,28/45) gained positive diagnosis.In 28 patients with abdominal pain and diarrhea,5 patients gained positive diagnosis.In 4 patients with other reason,no patients gained positive diagnosis.Conclusions The manipulation of OMOM capsule endoscopy is simple,safe and effective.And the elderly patients can tolerate well.Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding is the main reason to check,and has a higher diagnostic yield.

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