First prospective European study for the feasibility and safety of magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy in gastric mucosal abnormalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While capsule endoscopy (CE) is the gold standard diagnostic method of detecting small bowel (SB) diseases and disorders, a novel magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCCE) system provides non-invasive evaluation of the gastric mucosal surface, which can be performed without sedation or discomfort. During standard SBCE, passive movement of the CE may cause areas of the complex anatomy of the gastric mucosa to remain unexplored, whereas the precision of MCCE capsule movements inside the stomach promises better visualization of the entire mucosa.

Aim

To evaluate the Ankon MCCE system's feasibility, safety, and diagnostic yield in patients with gastric or SB disorders.

Methods

Of outpatients who were referred for SBCE, 284 (male/female: 149/135) were pro

SUBMITTER: Szalai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9157624 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature