Meta-analysis of capsule endoscopy in patients diagnosed or suspected with esophageal varices

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2009; 15(10): 1254-1258
Published online Mar 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1254

Table 1 Summary of studies included for meta-analysis

Author and year of publication	Patients (screening)	Country	Article type	Study design	Setting	Patients inclusion/exclusion criteria reported	Two methods performed time	Transit time in esophagus
Lapalus, 2006	20 (20)	France	O	P, B	S	Yes	EGD after ECE on the same day	213 s
Eisen, 2006	32 (10)	International	O	P, B	3 centers	Yes	EGD after ECE on the same day	134.5 s (median)
Smith, 2007	15 (15)	Australia	A	NR, B	S	Yes	EGD within 1-2 h after ECE	NR
Groce, 2007	21 (21)	USA	A	P, B	S	Yes	EGD immediately after ECE	251 s
Pena, 2008	20 (8)	USA	O	P, B	S	Yes	EGD within 1h after ECE	NR
Jensen, 2008	50 (50)	USA	O	P, B	S	Yes	NR	NR
de Franchis, 2008	288 (195)	International	O	P, B	11 centers	Yes	EGD within 48 h after ECE	NR

O: Original paper; A: Abstract; P: Prospective; B: Investigator who reviewed ECE results was blinded to EGD results; NR: Not reported; S: Single center.

Citation: Lu Y, Gao R, Liao Z, Hu LH, Li ZS. Meta-analysis of capsule endoscopy in patients diagnosed or suspected with esophageal varices. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(10): 1254-1258
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i10/1254.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1254