Evaluation of intestinal diseases diagnosed by capsule endoscopies / 中华消化内镜杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the detection of intestinal lesions by capsule endoscopies in Chinese patients. Methods To review the history and outcomes of 53 patients underwent 55 times ol capsule endoscopies from April 2002 to January 2003. Results Fifty-three patients received 55 times of capsule endoscopies , only one patient failed due to weak gastric peristalsis. Complication never happened. The capsule remained in the stomach and small intestine for an average of 44 minutes (range 6 - 135 minutes) and 334 minutes (range 90 -433 minutes) respectively. Three patients did not discard the capsule properly due to the stricture of small intestine. The diseases detected were small intestinal cancer, lymphoma, polyps, leio-myoma, xanthoma, Crohns disease, intestinal erosion and congestion, ascariasis, triehuriasis, foreign body and angiodysplasia. Conclusion This study demonstrates that the manipulation of capsule endoscopy is simple and safe, and provides excellent visualization of small intestine. Capsule endoscopy is superior to radiography or angiography in detecting lesions of small intestine, but it cannot afford enough information on orien-tation and histology.