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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2019; 11(2): 124-132
Published online Feb 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i2.124
Published online Feb 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i2.124
No significant difference in clinically relevant findings between Pillcam® SB3 and Pillcam® SB2 capsules in a United States veteran population
Tyler D Aasen, David Wilhoite, Aynur Rahman, Kalpit Devani, Mark Young, Gastroenterology Section, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN 37604, United States
James Swenson, Gastroenterology Section, Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Mountain Home, TN 37684, United States
Author contributions: Aasen T designed the research; Aasen T, Wilhoite D, Rahman A, Devani K performed the data collection; Aasen T, Devani K performed the statistical analysis; Young M, Swenson J participated in project guidance and supervision; Aasen T wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: Approval was obtained for this study from the East Tennessee State University Institution Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All subjects of the study had informed consent addressed prior to study inclusion in compliance with East Tennessee State University IRB policy.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest to report
Data sharing statement: The original anonymous dataset is available upon request at aasent@etsu.edu.
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Corresponding author: Tyler D Aasen, MD, Doctor, Gastroenterology Section, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, 178 W Maple St., Johnson City, TN 37604, United States. aasent@etsu.edu
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Received: December 28, 2018
Peer-review started: December 29, 2018
First decision: January 12, 2019
Revised: January 20, 2019
Accepted: January 26, 2019
Article in press: January 26, 2019
Published online: February 16, 2019
Peer-review started: December 29, 2018
First decision: January 12, 2019
Revised: January 20, 2019
Accepted: January 26, 2019
Article in press: January 26, 2019
Published online: February 16, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Capsule endoscopy is a commonly employed diagnostic procedure to evaluate a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases. The Pillcam® SB3 is a commonly used capsule that has largely replaced previous versions of the capsule. Data evaluating the effect of improvements in capsule technology on diagnostic yields is limited, particularly in the veteran population. This paper compared the diagnostic yields between Pillcam® SB3 and Pillcam® SB2 capsule groups amongst United States veterans and no significant difference in clinically relevant findings or change in clinical management was observed. Further prospective research is warranted to confirm the results of our study.