Risk factors of delayed upper gastrointestinal transit in capsule endoscopy.

Objective: The purpose was to investigate the risk factors for delayed upper gastrointestinal transit (DUGT) in small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and to improve the efficacy of SBCE.

Methods: The medical records of patients who underwent SBCE in Renji hospital between January 2015 and January 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Data collection included patient demographics and potential risk factors for DUGT such as indications for the examination, underlying diseases, hospitalization status, anemia, inflammation.

The benefits of expressive writing among newly diagnosed mainland Chinese breast cancer patients.

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of an expressive writing intervention on quality of life (QoL) among mainland Chinese breast cancer patients. A total of 118 Chinese breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups: a cancer-facts writing condition (CTL group), an emotional disclosure writing condition (EMO group), a self-regulation writing condition (SR group), or a neutral control condition with no writing tasks (CON group). QoL was assessed by FACT-B at baseline, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups.

Value of Magnifying Endoscopy With Narrow-Band Imaging and Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in Detecting Gastric Cancerous Lesions.

Although the respective potentials of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (ME-NBI) and confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in predicting gastric cancer has been well documented, there is a lack of studies in comparing the value and diagnostic strategy of these 2 modalities. Our primary aim is to investigate whether CLE is superior to ME-NBI for differentiation between gastric cancerous and noncancerous lesions. A secondary aim is to propose an applicable clinical strategy.

Long-term outcome in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after capsule endoscopy.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with rebleeding and long-term outcomes after capsule endoscopy (CE) for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) in a follow-up study.

Methods: Data of consecutive patients who underwent CE due to OGIB from June 2002 to January 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. The Cox proportional hazard model was used to evaluate the risk factors associated with rebleeding, while Kaplan-Meier survival curves and the log-rank test were used to analyze cumulative rebleeding rates.

Minimally invasive treatment of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for patients with gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) for the treatment of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 69 consecutive patients who underwent LECS, including laparoscopy-assisted endoscopic resection (LAER) and endoscopy-assisted laparoscopic wedge resection (EAWR), for pathologically confirmed gastric GISTs of less than 5 cm in diameter from January 2006 to October 2012.

Results: The tumor was located at the upper third of the stomach in 22 patients, the middle third in 38 and the lower third in nine, with a mean tumor size of 2.

Assessment of capsule endoscopy scoring index, clinical disease activity, and C-reactive protein in small bowel Crohn's disease.

Background And Study Aims: Small bowel Crohn's disease (SBCD) patients are frequently assessed by capsule endoscopy (CE), which enables direct visualization of small bowel mucosal abnormalities; however, the correlations between CE scoring index (CESI), C-reactive protein (CRP), and disease activity indices remain undefined. We aimed to determine correlations between the CESI, clinical disease activity indices, and CRP in SBCD patients.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study was conducted between October 2008 and February 2011 on 58 established SBCD patients and suspected patients who received a definitive SBCD diagnosis during study.

PillCam colon capsule endoscopy versus conventional colonoscopy for the detection of severity and extent of ulcerative colitis.

Objective: To evaluate PillCam colon capsule endoscopy (PCCE) in detecting the severity and extent of active ulcerative colitis (UC), in comparison with conventional endoscopy.

Methods: From July 2009 to June 2012, patients with confirmed UC were enrolled in this prospective single-center study. After they had undergone the PCCE, they received a conventional colonoscopy.