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Findings from Shanghai Jiao Tong University advance knowledge in endoscopy

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, December 1st, 2007

"Since its introduction, capsule endoscopy (CE) has made it possible to visualize the small intestine mucosa directly. However, owing to the limited battery life, only 60-80% of the capsules could reach the cecum and would possibly affect the diagnostic yield," scientists in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report.

"The aim of this study was to determine the effect of oral mosapride on gastrointestinal transit time and the diagnostic yield of CE Sixty patients were involved in this randomized, prospective and controlled study. The patients were randomly allocated to groups receiving either mosapride citrate or nothing. Patients in the mosapride group (n = 30)...

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