Factors associated with incomplete small bowel capsule endoscopy studies.

Aim: To identify patient risk factors associated with incomplete small bowel capsule endoscopy (CE) studies.

Methods: Data from all CE procedures performed at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, between December 2001 and June 2008 were collected and analyzed on a retrospective basis.

Diagnostic yield of repeat capsule endoscopy and the effect on subsequent patient management.

Background: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has been shown to produce a high diagnostic yield in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB); however, in those with negative studies, management is controversial. Very few studies have reported on repeat CE in the same patient; data regarding this diagnostic strategy are limited.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic yield of repeated CE studies and how this yield affects subsequent patient management.