Small bowel diseases
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Among Inpatients or outpatients in the hospitals which participate this study, patients who are suspected to have small bowel disease or have known small intestinal diseases, and who will receive capsule endoscopy. 1. Patients younger than 18 years at the time of consent 2. Patients with their or their legal representative's written consent under the free will and sufficient understanding after receiving enough explanation for the participation in this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Abdominal X-ray examination, abdominal ultrasound examination, history of history, surgical history, clinical findings or other information sugest gastrointestinal obstruction or fistulas. 2. A patient with obvious intestinal stenosis which is expected to cause capsule retention. 3. A patient in which a cardiac pacemaker or other electro-medical device is implanted. 4. A patient with a history of barium-sulfate-induced allergy (for the patients who will recieve patency capsule. 5. patients whom research director or research collaborator judged inappropriate as subjects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total small intestine observation rate | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Saiseikai Yokohama City Tobu Hospital Department of Pediatric Hepatology and Gastroenterology