Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2010; 16(21): 2669-2676
Published online Jun 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2669
Table 1 Fields of application for OMOM capsule endoscopy in Chinese patients
Fields of applicationn (%)
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding1232 (51.3)
Abdominal pain642 (26.8)
Chronic diarrhea223 (9.3)
Health examination103 (4.3)
Suspected Crohn’s disease52 (2.2)
Iron deficiency anemia34 (1.4)
Suspected tumors25 (1.0)
Unexplained weight loss19 (0.8)
Small intestinal polyposis10 (0.4)
Ileus10 (0.4)
Others50 (2.0)
Total2400 (100.0)
Table 2 Small bowel findings on OMOM capsule endoscopy in 2400 Chinese patients n (%)
FindingsOverallOGIBNon-OGIB
Sum2400 (100.0)1232 (100.0)1168 (100.0)
Negative1256 (52.3)463 (37.6)793 (67.9)
Positive1144 (47.7)769 (62.4)375 (32.1)
Arteriovenous malformations322 (28.1)313 (40.7)9 (2.4)
Tumor216 (18.9)201 (26.1)15 (4.0)
Polyp119 (10.4)24 (3.1)95 (25.3)
Crohn’s disease90 (7.9)23 (3.0)67 (17.9)
Ulcer89 (7.8)41 (5.3)48 (12.8)
Mucosal erosion82 (7.2)19 (2.5)63 (16.8)
Duodenal ulcer60 (5.2)38 (4.9)22 (5.9)
Active bleeding59 (5.2)57 (7.4)2 (0.5)
Parasite43 (3.8)31 (4.0)12 (3.2)
Hookworm26 (2.3)26 (3.4)0 (0.0)
Lumbricoides16 (1.4)4 (0.5)12 (3.2)
Strobilus1 (0.1)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)
Lymphanglectasia23 (2.0)0 (0.0)23 (6.1)
Diverticulum21 (1.8)18 (2.3)3 (0.8)
Celiac diseases7 (0.6)0 (0.0)7 (1.9)
Others13 (1.1)4 (0.5)9 (2.4)
Table 3 Gender and age differences of small bowel findings on OMOM capsule endoscopy in 1232 Chinese patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding n (%)
FindingsMaleFemaleAge ≤ 60 yrAge > 60 yr
Sum731 (100.0)501 (100.0)838 (100.0)394 (100.0)
Negative277 (37.9)186 (37.1)344 (41.1)119 (30.2)
Positive454 (62.1)315 (62.9)494 (58.9)275 (69.8)b
Arteriovenous malformations189 (41.6)124 (39.4)206 (41.7)107 (38.9)
Tumor117 (25.8)84 (26.7)125 (25.3)76 (27.6)
Polyp14 (3.1)10 (3.2)16 (3.2)8 (2.9)
Crohn’s disease17 (3.7)6 (1.9)16 (3.2)7 (2.5)
Ulcer28 (6.2)13 (4.1)33 (6.7)8 (2.9)
Mucosal erosion9 (2.0)10 (3.2)14 (2.8)5 (1.8)
Duodenal ulcer24 (5.3)14 (4.4)25 (5.1)13 (4.7)
Active bleeding28 (6.2)29 (9.2)25 (5.1)32 (11.6)
Parasite15 (3.3)16 (5.1)18 (3.6)13 (4.7)
Hookworm13 (2.9)13 (4.1)14 (2.8)12 (4.4)
Lumbricoides1 (0.2)3 (1.0)3 (0.6)1 (0.4)
Strobilus1 (0.2)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)
Diverticulum10 (2.2)8 (2.5)12 (2.4)6 (2.2)
Others3 (0.7)1 (0.3)4 (0.8)0 (0.0)
Table 4 Small bowel findings on OMOM capsule endoscopy in Chinese patients with abdominal pain and chronic diarrhea n (%)
Abdominal pain subgroupChronic diarrhea subgroup
Sum642 (100.0)223 (100.0)
Negative389 (60.6)191 (85.7)
Positive253 (39.4)32 (14.3)
Polyp66 (26.1)15 (46.9)
Mucosal erosion60 (23.7)0 (0.0)
Ulcer39 (15.4)1 (3.1)
Crohn’s disease22 (8.7)4 (12.5)
Lymphanglectasia22 (8.7)1 (3.1)
Duodenal ulcer18 (7.1)0 (0.0)
Lumbricoides10 (4.0)1 (3.1)
Tumor4 (1.6)1 (3.1)
Diverticulum1 (0.4)0 (0.0)
Celiac diseases1 (0.4)6 (18.8)
Others10 (4.0)3 (9.4)
Table 5 Findings on OMOM capsule endoscopy in subjects for health examination n (%)
Findingsn (%)
Sum103 (100.0)
Negative76 (73.8)
Positive27 (26.2)
Small intestinal polyp7 (25.9)
Colonic polyp4 (14.8)
Reflux esophagitis3 (11.1)
Diverticula of colon2 (7.4)
Duodenal ulcer2 (7.4)
Small intestinal diverticula2 (7.4)
Small intestinal mucosal erosion2 (7.4)
Colonic ulcer1 (3.7)
Duodenal diverticulum1 (3.7)
Esophagopolypus1 (3.7)
Gastric polyp1 (3.7)
Small intestinal tumor1 (3.7)
Table 6 The comparison of OMOM and PillCam SB capsule endoscopy
Technical specificationsOMOMPillCam SB
Length (mm)27.926
Diameter (mm)1311
Weight (g) ≤ 63.4
Frame rate (frames/s)0.5/1/2 (adjustable)2 (fixed)
Image sensorCCDCMOS
Shutter speed (s)1/2001/30
Image resolution (mm)0.050.1
Pixel300 00080 000
Field of view (°)140 ± 10140
Illumination6 white LEDs6 white LEDs
Antennas (body leads)148
Real-time (RT) viewRT monitoringRT viewer
Recording time (h)8-168
Capsule-workstation duplex communicationYesNo
Cost, $ (in China)400-8001000-1200