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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2022; 28(20): 2227-2242
Published online May 28, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i20.2227
First prospective European study for the feasibility and safety of magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy in gastric mucosal abnormalities
Milán Szalai, Krisztina Helle, Barbara Dorottya Lovász, Ádám Finta, András Rosztóczy, László Oczella, László Madácsy
Milán Szalai, Ádám Finta, László Oczella, László Madácsy, Department of Gastroenterology, Endo-Kapszula Health Centre and Endoscopy Unit, Székesfehérvár 8000, Hungary
Krisztina Helle, András Rosztóczy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged 6725, Hungary
Author contributions: Szalai M, Madácsy L and Finta Á performed the capsule endoscopy examinations; Szalai M, Helle K, Finta Á, Oczella L and Madácsy L performed the data collection; Szalai M, Helle K, Lovász BD, Finta Á, Rosztóczy A, Oczella L and Madácsy L drafted the manuscript; Oczella L enrolled participants; Szalai M and Madácsy L reviewed capsule endoscopy images as expert endoscopists with high experience in capsule endoscope; Rosztóczy A and Madácsy L planned the study concept, consulted with the authors, performed manuscript database validation, supervised the manuscript preparation and writing, and acted as the submission's guarantor; All authors finally read and approved the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the University of Szeged (registry No. 5/17.04.26) and registered in the trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT03234725). The present study was conducted according to the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki provisions in 1995.
Informed consent statement: All involved participants gave their informed consent (in written form) prior to study inclusion. Patients agreed to participate in the present study, undergo capsule endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori breaths tests by written informed consent. All details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study are anonymized. The institutional review board of University of Szeged waived the requirement to obtain informed consents from patients.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict-of-interest.
Data sharing statement: Data (deidentified participant data) are available upon reasonable request. Contact details: endomabt1@gmail.com; László Madácsy (0000-0002-7589-6193). No additional information or data is available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: László Madácsy, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Endo-Kapszula Health Centre and Endoscopy Unit, No. 316 Budai Road, Székesfehérvár 8000, Hungary. endomabt1@gmail.com
Received: January 3, 2022
Peer-review started: January 3, 2022
First decision: January 27, 2022
Revised: February 14, 2022
Accepted: April 27, 2022
Article in press: April 27, 2022
Published online: May 28, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We evaluate the feasibility, safety, and diagnostic yield of magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (CE) system developed by Ankon and AnX robotics that provides non-invasive evaluation of the gastric mucosal surface, which can be performed without sedation or patient discomfort. During gold-standard small bowel CE, passive movement may cause areas of the complex gastric mucosa to remain unexplored, whereas the precision of magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCCE) capsule movements inside the gastrointestinal tract achieves better visualization of the entire mucosa, including the stomach. The Ankon MCCE system is a promising, non-invasive screening tool that achieved ~90% diagnostic yield of mucosal abnormalities in this study.