Screening pre-bariatric surgery patients for esophageal disease with esophageal capsule endoscopy

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2013; 19(37): 6188-6192
Published online Oct 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6188

Table 1 Results of patient characteristics and visualization (n = 10) n (%)

Result	Value
Characteristics
Mean age (yr) (median)	46.2 (46)
Female	6 (60)
Mean body mass index (kg/m²) (median)	50.12 (48.1)
Weight (kg) (median)	141.85 (139.9)
Obstructive sleep apnea	8 (80)
Coronary artery disease	1 (10)
Hypertension	9 (90)
Diabetes mellitus	4 (40)
Chronic kidney disease	2 (20)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	3 (30)
Visualization
Mean esophageal transit time (min) (median)	3.997 (3.997)
Esophagus	10 (100)
Gastroesophageal junction	10 (100)
Gastric cardia	0 (0)
Gastric body	10 (100)
Gastric antrum	7 (70)
Pylorus	6 (60)
Duodenum	0 (0)

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Citation: Shah A, Boettcher E, Fahmy M, Savides T, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR, Sandler BJ, Sedrak M, Kalmaz D. Screening pre-bariatric surgery patients for esophageal disease with esophageal capsule endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(37): 6188-6192
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i37/6188.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6188