Video capsule endoscopy compared with standard endoscopy for the evaluation of small-bowel polyps in persons with familial adenomatous polyposis (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2006 Oct;64(4):530-7
Date
09/26/2006Pubmed ID
16996344DOI
10.1016/j.gie.2005.12.014Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33748686873 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 82 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND: Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) may be useful for surveillance of small-bowel polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
OBJECTIVE: To compare VCE to standard endoscopy for diagnosing small-bowel polyps in a defined segment of small bowel (proximal to a tattoo) and the entire examined small bowel.
DESIGN: Prospective.
SETTING: Single tertiary referral center.
PATIENTS: Participants with FAP (n = 32). The majority were selected for their high number of proximal small-bowel polyps and prior endoscopic tattoo placement in the proximal small bowel.
INTERVENTIONS: VCE (interpreted by 2 readers), push enteroscopy (PE), and lower endoscopy (LE) to count and measure small-bowel polyps.
RESULTS: In the defined segment, VCE detected a median of 10.0 (interquartile range [IQR], 5.0-19.0) and 9.0 (IQR, 6.0-16.0) polyps for each reader compared with a median of 41.0 (IQR, 19.0-64.0) polyps on PE (P = .002). Agreement between the 2 methods was fair (kappa = 0.34, 0.36). Agreement between VCE and PE was poor to fair (kappa = 0.10, 0.22) for estimating the size of the largest polyp and poor (kappa = -0.20, -0.27) for detecting large polyps (> or =1 cm). In the entire examined small bowel, VCE diagnosed a median of 38.0 (IQR, 10.5-71.5) and 54.0 (IQR, 13.0-100.0) polyps for each reader compared with a median of 123.0 (IQR, 38.5-183.0) for combination endoscopy (PE and LE) (P < .001). Agreement between the 2 methods was fair to moderate (kappa = 0.21, 0.56).
LIMITATIONS: Participants selected for high polyp burden, and results may not be applicable to all patients with FAP.
CONCLUSIONS: VCE underestimates the number of small-bowel polyps in persons with FAP and does not reliably detect large polyps.
Author List
Wong RF, Tuteja AK, Haslem DS, Pappas L, Szabo A, Ogara MM, DiSario JAAuthor
Aniko Szabo PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adenomatous Polyposis ColiAdult
Aged
Biopsy
Capsule Endoscopy
Duodenal Neoplasms
Duodenum
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Female
Humans
Jejunal Neoplasms
Jejunum
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tattooing
