Patency© and agile© capsules

Table 1 Summary of the main seria on Patency Capsule (%)

Author	Inclusion criteria	n	Diagnosis known or suspected before Pillcam	Capsule integrity at egestion	Pts with uneventful PillCam after PC excreted intact
Spada et al[24] 2005	Suspected or confirmed small bowel stricture based on radiological exams	34	Crohn's disease: 30/34 (88.23)	30/34 (88.23)	10/10 (100)
			Adhesional syndrome: 3/34 (8.82)
			Ischemic enteritis: 1/34 (2.94)
Boivin et al[25] 2005	Obstructive small bowel symptoms, and/or radiographic evidence of structuring small bowel disease	22	Crohn's disease: 15/22 (68.18)	16/22 (72.73)	13/13 (100)
			Adhesional syndrome: 4/22 (18.18)
			Others: 3/22 (13.64)
Delvaux et al[26] 2005	Suspected or confirmed small bowel stricture based on either clinical background or radiological exams	22	Crohn's disease: 12/22 (54.54)	16/22 (72.73)	5/5 (100)
			NSAIDs stricture: 3/22 (13.64)
			Tumors: 3/22 (13.64)
			Others: 4/22 (18.18)
Signorelli et al[27] 2006	Risk of capsule retention because of clinical background or radiological exams	32	Crohn's disease: 18/32 (56.25)	26/32 (81.25)	25/25 (100)
			Intestinal surgery: 7/32 (21.87)
			Others: 7/32 (21.87)
Caunedo et al[28] 2003	Suspected or confirmed small bowel stricture based on radiological exams	29	Crohn's disease: 15/29 (51.72)	13/29 (44.83)	12/12 (100)
			Adhesional syndrome: 6/29 (20.69)
			Tumors: 3/29 (10.34)
			Others: 5/29 (17.24)
Spada et al[31] 2007	Radiologic findings suggesting small bowel stricture without clinical evidence of obstruction	27	Crohn's disease: 24/27 (88.89)	15/27 (55.55)	15/15 (100)
			Adhesional syndrome: 2/27 (7.41)
			Ischemic enteritis: 1/27 (3.70)
Total		166	Crohn's disease: 114/166 (68.67)	116/166 (69.88)	80/80 (100)
			Adhesional syndrome: 15/166 (9.04)
			Tumors: 6/166 (3.61)
			Intestinal surgery: 7/166 (4.22)
			Others: 24/166 (14.46)