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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Vitor Macedo Silva, Tiago Lima Capela, Marta Freitas, Rui Sousa Magalhaes, Catia Arieira, Sofia Xavier, Pedro Boal Carvalho, Bruno Rosa, Maria Joao Moreira, Jose Cotter
Summary: SB-CLEAR is a novel and reproducible grading score for evaluating the quality of small bowel preparation in capsule endoscopy (CE). It has demonstrated excellent inter-observer agreement and may serve as a valuable tool, along with CC-CLEAR, for standardizing the reporting of bowel preparation quality in CE.
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Sisi Chen, Li-Liangzi Guo, Lixian Zhong, Lianli Shen, Qiuting Zeng, Leizhen Lai, Shaohui Tang
Summary: The meta-analysis shows that simethicone can be used for bowel preparation in SBCE, improving visualization and reducing gas bubble production.
CLINICS AND RESEARCH IN HEPATOLOGY AND GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2022)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Rui de Sousa Magalhaes, Catia Arieira, Pedro Boal Carvalho, Bruno Rosa, Maria Joao Moreira, Jose Cotter
Summary: The study validated a new grading scale CC-CLEAR for evaluating colon capsule cleansing, showing excellent inter- and intraobserver agreement.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Charles Houdeville, Romain Leenhardt, Marc Souchaud, Guillaume Velut, Nicolas Carbonell, Isabelle Nion-Larmurier, Alexandre Nuzzo, Aymeric Histace, Philippe Marteau, Xavier Dray
Summary: This study compared the effect of PEG-based preparations with and without simethicone on the abundance of bubbles in small bowel capsule endoscopy recordings in patients with OGIB. The use of simethicone was associated with a significant decrease in bubble abundance.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Gabriel Rahmi, Franck Cholet, Marianne Gaudric, Jerome Filippi, Clotilde Duburque, Slim Bramli, Vincent Quentin, Zarrin Alavi, Emmanuel Nowak, Jean Christophe Saurin, Christophe Cellier, Lucille Queneherve
Summary: This study compared different bowel preparation methods for small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and found that bowel cleansing improved the quality of SBCE but did not improve the diagnostic yield for patients with suspected small bowel bleeding (SBB).
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Martin Keuchel, Niehls Kurniawan, Marc Bota, Peter Baltes
Summary: The development of new capsules has enabled endoscopic diagnosis in all segments of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to new requirements for preparation regimens. Different preparation methods such as ingestion of simethicone, lavage, and prokinetics can improve the visualization and diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy. Future research is needed to develop more patient-friendly yet effective preparation strategies, especially for colon and pan-intestinal capsule endoscopy.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Miguel Jose Mascarenhas Saraiva, Joao Afonso, Tiago Ribeiro, Pedro Cardoso, Francisco Mendes, Miguel Martins, Ana Patricia Andrade, Helder Cardoso, Miguel Mascarenhas Saraiva, Joao Ferreira, Guilherme Macedo
Summary: Gastroenterology is increasingly using minimally invasive diagnostic methods, with capsule endoscopy becoming the first-line diagnostic approach for colon exploration. Adequate colonic preparation is crucial for accurate examinations, and our developed deep learning algorithm provides high performance in automatic classification. This algorithm is essential for the widespread adoption of capsule endoscopy and minimally invasive panendoscopy.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Fintan O'Hara, Deirdre McNamara
Summary: Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) has revolutionized the diagnosis of small bowel pathology by offering a non-invasive and well-tolerated procedure. However, there are still uncertainties in technical aspects, such as incomplete examinations, poor imaging quality, and the risk of capsule retention, which hinders its clinical utility.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Kyung Seok Choi, Dogyeom Park, Jin Su Kim, Dae Young Cheung, Bo-In Lee, Young-Seok Cho, Jin Il Kim, Seungchul Lee, Han Hee Lee
Summary: This study aimed to examine the usefulness of a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model in reanalyzing negative small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) videos. The results showed that meaningful findings, including red spots or angioectasias and ulcers, were detected in 63 out of 103 negative videos after reanalysis with the CNN model. The patients with meaningful findings had a rebleeding rate of 23.6%, compared to 16.1% in patients without meaningful findings.
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Clelia Marmo, Maria Elena Riccioni, Marco Pennazio, Giulio Antonelli, Cristiano Spada, Guido Costamagna
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the small bowel cleansing in patients undergoing small bowel capsule endoscopy after fasting alone or active treatment with purgative solutions. The results showed that patients treated with purgative solutions had better small bowel cleansing.
DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Mehul Lamba, Kimberley Ryan, Jason Hwang, Florian Grimpen, Gary Lim, Dale Cornelius, Alan Moss, Eu Jin Lim, Gregor Brown, Nam Nguyen, Marcus Tippett, Andrew Taylor, Mark Appleyard
Summary: The study evaluated the clinical effectiveness of different bowel preparation methods before capsule endoscopy, and found that using purgatives did not improve diagnostic yield or small-bowel visualization, and was associated with lower patient tolerance.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hu Zhang, Jing Liu, Song-Lin Ma, Man-Lin Huang, Yan Fan, Min Song, Jing Yang, Xiao-Xia Zhang, Qi-Long Song, Jing Gong, Ping-Xiao Huang, Heng Zhang
Summary: This study compared the cleansing efficacy of 3 L PEG plus simethicone with 4 L PEG. Although there were no significant differences in overall bowel cleansing effectiveness between the two groups, the 3 L PEG plus simethicone group had higher scores in the right-side colon and better bubble elimination. Additionally, more proximal adenomas were detected in the 3 L PEG plus simethicone group, suggesting that this regimen has the potential to improve adenoma detection in Chinese patients.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Antonio Z. Gimeno-Garcia, Begona Gonzalez-Suarez, Zaida Adrian de Ganzo, Onofre Alarcon Fernandez, Laura Ramos, Antonio Giordano, Cristina Carretero, Alejandro Jimenez, David Nicolas, Manuel Hernandez Guerra, Enrique Quintero
Summary: This study aimed to assess the predictive factors of poor bowel cleansing in the colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) setting. The results suggest that constipation is the most powerful predictor of poor bowel cleansing in the CCE setting.
GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Soo-Young Na, Yun-Jeong Lim
Summary: Capsule endoscopy has proven to be valuable for diagnosing small bowel diseases, with utility in both CD and UC patients. While having a high diagnostic yield, CE is most cost effective as a third diagnostic test and has potential in the utility of CCE for colon diseases.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Daniel Ben Ner, Igor Vainer, Song Tar Toh, Shaun Loh, Hagit Shofel-Havakuk, Uri Alkan
Summary: This study found that the use of simethicone improves visibility during DISE for patients with OSA. Further research should explore optimizing the timing of simethicone administration and the potential implications for surgical outcomes and patient care.
SLEEP AND BREATHING
(2023)