ABSTRACT
[Objective]To investigate the influence of the two different methods on the runtime of capsule endoscope in the small bowel.[Method]There were 31 patients who accepted the examination of capsule endoscope.Among these patients,we used pro- kinetic agents or gastroscope for 12 cases with capsule endoscope staying in the stomach for more than 60 minutes.We analyzed the influence on runtime of capsule endoscope in the small bowel with the two methods above and that of the 19 untreated cases. [Result]In the control group,15 cases completed the examination on the whole small bowel,with the average runtime 234.4?70.3min,and 4 of them failed.In medicine group,5 cases completed the examination with the average runtime 121.8?103.7min. 7 cases with the help of gastroscope all completed the examination on small bowel and its average runtime was 275.3?81.8min. [Conclusion]Taking prokinetic agents tends to have more influence on the runtime of capsule endoscope in the small bowel,but it has disadvantages over the observation of small bowel diseases;Help of gastroscope takes less effect on the runtime of capsule en- doscope in the small bowel,while it loses the advantage of no traumas and sufferings.