Salome Ouazana, Peter Baltes, Ervin Toth, Hannah Lüttge, Artur Nemeth, Hanneke Beaumont, Begoña González-Suárez, Phey Shen Lee, Cristina Carretero, Reuma Margalit Yehuda, Luca Elli, Cristiano Spada, Mauro Bruno, Alessandro Mussetto, Pablo Cortegoso Valdivia, Aymeric Becq, Gareth Corbett, Antoine Martin, Alexander Robertson, Robert Benamouzig, Edward Despott, Maria Elena Riccioni, Reena Sidhu, Laura Calavas, Pierre Ellul, Adam Finta, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Emanuele Rondonotti, Julien Kirchgesner, Alfonso Elosua, Deirdre McNamara, Xavier Dray
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Small bowel (SB) capsule endoscopy (CE) is a first line procedure for exploring the SB. Endoscopic GastroIntestinal PlacemenT (EGIPT) of SB CE is sometimes necessary. While the experience of EGIPT is large in pediatric populations, we aimed to describe the safety, efficacy and outcomes of EGIPT of SB CE in adult patients. METHODS: The international CApsule endoscopy REsearch (iCARE) group set up a retrospective multicenter study. Patients over 18 year-old who underwent EGIPT of SB CE before May 2022 were included...
January 23, 2024: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy