Effect of erythromycin on image quality and transit time of capsule endoscopy: A two-center study

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2008; 14(16): 2561-2565
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2561

Table 3 Gastric transit time with respect to cecum reachability

	No erythromycin	Erythromycin	P
	(n = 50)	(n = 50)	value
Gastric transit time in cases failing to reach cecum (min)	36.75 ± 33.93 (n = 8)	22.2 ± 14.45 (n = 5)	0.52
Gastric transit time in cases where cecum was reached (min)	26.76 ± 21.22 (n = 42)	20.96 ± 15.36 (n = 45)	0.24
P	0.52	0.81

Citation: Niv E, Bogner I, Barkay O, Halpern Z, Mahajna E, Depsames R, Kopelman Y, Fireman Z. Effect of erythromycin on image quality and transit time of capsule endoscopy: A two-center study. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(16): 2561-2565
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i16/2561.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.2561