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. 2021 Jan 25;9(2):E163–E170. doi: 10.1055/a-1319-1452

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.