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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Oesophageal capsule endoscopy versus oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy for the diagnosis of recurrent varices: A prospective multicentre study
Digestive and Liver Disease, Volume 46, No. 6, Year 2014
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Background: Oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy is the standard method for the diagnosis of recurrent oesophago-gastric varices after endoscopic treatment and eradication. The aim of this study was to evaluate the PillCam® ;Eso capsule endoscopy in this setting. Methods: Prospective, multicentre study in which patients with history of oesophageal varices treated by band ligation underwent PillCam® ;Eso capsule and oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy. Capsule recordings were blindly read by two endoscopists. Indication for a new prophylactic treatment and patient satisfaction were determined for both procedures. Results: 80 patients (80% males, mean age: 57. ±. 12 years) were included, after a median delay of 16 months from last endoscopic treatment. Recurrent oesophageal varices requiring a new prophylactic treatment were detected in 26 patients (32.5%). The mean oesophageal transit time of the capsule was 153. s (range 2-930. s). Capsule sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values for indication of new prophylactic treatments were 65%, 83%, 83%, and 65%, respectively. Capsule adequately classified 77.5% of the patients for prophylaxis indication. Inter-observer concordance for capsule readings was 88% for the prophylaxis indication. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that accuracy of PillCam® ;Eso capsule for the diagnosis of recurrent oesophageal varices after endoscopic eradication is suboptimal. PillCam® ;Eso capsule might therefore be proposed in patients unable or unwilling to undergo oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy. © 2014 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l.
Authors & Co-Authors
Laurain, Anne
France, Villeurbanne
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
de Leusse, Antoine
France, Villeurbanne
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
France, Lyon
Jean Mermoz Hospital
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Gincul, Rodica
France, Villeurbanne
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Vanbiervliet, Geoffroy
France, Nice
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital L'archet
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Bramli, Slim
France, Avignon
Avignon Hospital
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Heyries, Laurent
France, Marseille
Ap-hm Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Martane, Gabriel
France, Avignon
Avignon Hospital
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Amrani, Naïma
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Ibn Sina Hospital, Agdal Rabat
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Serraj, Ilham
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Ibn Sina Hospital, Agdal Rabat
Saurin, Jean Christophe
France, Villeurbanne
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
France, Lyon
Centre Hospitalier Lyon-sud
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Borentain, Patrick
France, Marseille
Ap-hm Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille
Filoche, Bernard
France, Lomme
Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert Ghicl
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Duburque, Clotilde
France, Lomme
Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert Ghicl
Gaudric, Marianne
France, Paris
Hopital Cochin Ap-hp
France, Paris
Société Française D'endoscopie Digestive
Sogni, Philippe
France, Paris
Hopital Cochin Ap-hp
Dumortier, Jér Ôme
France, Villeurbanne
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.dld.2014.02.002
ISSN:
15908658
e-ISSN:
18783562
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study