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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2014; 20(36): 13178-13184
Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13178
Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13178
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
| Characteristics | Conventional colonoscopy(n = 122) | Magnetic imaging colonoscopy(n = 131) | Total(n = 253) |
| Age (yr, range) | 58.2 (18-82) | 57.7 (19-86) | 57.9 (18-86) |
| Gender-male | 63 (51.6) | 68 (51.9) | 131 (51.8) |
| Previous colonoscopy | 77 (63.1) | 66 (50.4) | 143 (56.5) |
| Prior abdo or pelvic surgery | 19 (15.6) | 26 (19.9) | 45 (17.8) |
| Indication | |||
| Screening or polyp follow-up | 71 (58.2) | 79 (60.3) | 150 (59.3) |
| GI bleeding | 13 (10.7) | 23 (17.6) | 36 (14.2) |
| Anemia or FOBT+ | 7 (5.7) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (6.7) |
| Diarrhea | 5 (4.1) | 11 (8.4) | 16 (6.3) |
| IBD | 8 (6.6) | 4 (3.1) | 12 (4.7) |
| Other | 18 (14.8) | 4 (3.1) | 22 (8.7) |
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Citation: Teshima CW, Zepeda-Gómez S, AlShankiti SH, Sandha GS. Magnetic imaging-assisted colonoscopy
vs conventional colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(36): 13178-13184 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i36/13178.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13178