Modified method of patency judgement using patency capsule prior to capsule endoscopy in clinical practice

Abstract In 2012, Japan approved the use of a tag-less patency capsule (PC), which evaluates gastrointestinal patency before small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE). This study aimed to evaluate the validity of our modification on the passage criteria for this PC in clinical practice. We retrospectivel...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Miyazu, Satoshi Osawa, Satoshi Tamura, Shinya Tani, Natsuki Ishida, Tomoharu Matsuura, Mihoko Yamade, Moriya Iwaizumi, Yasushi Hamaya, Takahisa Furuta, Ken Sugimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18569-y