Association between patient characteristics and magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy findings

Conclusions: Compared with outpatients, the inpatients showed higher overall significant findings. Men undergoing MCE were younger than the women, and more likely to have ulcerations. Older patients, whether outpatient or inpatient, had higher rates of significant findings, mainly polyp and angiodysplasia.

Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - May 24, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Huasheng Lai Junsheng Huang Yangzhi Xu Jie Zhang Zhenyu Chen Fengcheng Xi Aimin Li Side Liu Source Type: research