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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 10, 2016; 8(11): 433-438
Published online Jun 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i11.433
Published online Jun 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i11.433
Low volume polyethylene glycol with ascorbic acid, sodium picosulfate-magnesium citrate, and clear liquid diet alone prior to small bowel capsule endoscopy
Erin Rayner-Hartley, Majid Alsahafi, Paula Cramer, Nazira Chatur, Fergal Donnellan, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z3H8, Canada
Majid Alsahafi, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21342, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Chatur N and Donnellan F contributed to study concepts, design and interpretation; Donnellan F contributed to study analysis, editing the manuscript and final approval; Rayner-Hartley E and Cramer P contributed to data acquisition and analysis; Rayner-Hartley E and Alsahafi M contributed to interpretation of results and writing the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This was a retrospective study, and institution review board was not required.
Informed consent statement: Consent was not obtained but the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest for all authors.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Fergal Donnellan, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, 5153 - 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z3H8, Canada. fergal.donnellan@vch.ca
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Received: November 5, 2015
Peer-review started: November 7, 2015
First decision: December 10, 2015
Revised: February 10, 2016
Accepted: February 23, 2016
Article in press: February 24, 2016
Published online: June 10, 2016
Peer-review started: November 7, 2015
First decision: December 10, 2015
Revised: February 10, 2016
Accepted: February 23, 2016
Article in press: February 24, 2016
Published online: June 10, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Adequate small bowel preparation is essential for diagnosing small bowel pathology on video capsule endoscopy, but the optimal small bowel preparation method remains unclear. Due the small volume and safety, low volume polyethylene glycol (PEG) based regimens become attractive. However no previous studies have compared low volume PEG with ascorbic acid to sodium picosulfate-magnesium citrate or clear liquid diet alone. In this retrospective study we performed a direct comparison between these three regimens. The bubble burden was significantly higher in the low PEG group but no differences in small bowel cleanliness or diagnostic yield were found between the three regimens.