Magnetically guided capsule versus conventional gastroscopy for upper abdominal complaints: a prospective blinded study.

Objectives: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is mostly performed under sedation and has a low yield of relevant gastric lesions in patients without alarm symptoms. Simpler screening tests such as capsule endoscopy could be helpful, but gastric visualization is insufficient with the current passive capsules. A magnetically guided gastric capsule was prospectively evaluated in patients with routine indications for gastroscopy.

A prospective national study on colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in 2000 in France.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the practice of colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in France in 2000.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in November 2000 using questionnaires sent to all gastroenterologists practicing in France (N=2858) who were asked to reply to items concerning colonoscopies and sigmoidoscopies performed on two workdays chosen in advance. The response rate was 32.