Table 2. CE procedures.
Reference | Total CE, n | Complete CE with lesions requiring DBE, n | Primary lesion (n) | Index for choosing DBE route of insertion, description | Index cut-off | PillCam Progress indicator |
Gay et al., 2006/France | 160 | 38 | Arterovenous malformation (n = 10) | Time from ingestion to the lesion, divided by the time for arrival of the capsule into the cecum, from the moment of ingestion | A: < 0.75, R: ≥ .75 | NR |
Lin et al., 2008/Taiwan | 11 | 9 | Angiodysplasia (n = 3), SB bleeding (n = 3) | Time from pylorus to lesion, divided by the transit time from pylorus to cecum | A: < 2/3, R: > 2/3 |
NR |
Li et al., 2009/China | 82 | 60 | Suspected tumor (n = 22) | Time from pylorus to lesion, divided by the time from pylorus to ileocecal valve | A: ≤ 0.6, R: > 0.6 | NR |
Nakamura et al., 2010/Japan | 172 | 46 | Angiodysplasia (n = 11) | Time from duodenal bulb to lesion, divided by the time from duodenal bulb to cecum | A: < 0.5, R: > 0.5 | NR |
Chalazan et al., 2012/USA | 60 | 22 | Angioectasia (NR) | Time from duodenal entry to lesion, divided by the SBTT | A: < 0.57, R: > 0.74 | NR |
Maeda et al., 2015/Japan | 89 | 37 | Dieulafoy lesion (n = 9) | Time point of the lesion compared to the SBTT | A: < 0.5, R: > 0.5 | NR |
Tsuboi et al., 2019/Japan | 50 | 50 | Angioectasia (n = 12) | % of SBTT according to PillCam Progress Indicator | A: indicator ≤ 50 %, R: % indicator > 50 % | Yes |
A, antegrade; CE, capsule endoscopy; DBE, double-balloon enteroscopy; NR, not reported; R, retrograde; SB, small bowel; SBTT, small bowel transit time.