Safety and utility of capsule endoscopy for infants and young children

Table 1 Patient demographics, transit times and complications

	Group A (n = 11)	Group B (n = 15)	P value
Median age (yr)	2 (0.8-9)	12 (8-16)	0.0006
Male:female	5:6	8:7	NS
Median weight (kg)	14 (7.9-24.1)	41.8 (21.8-52.9)	0.0003
Median gastric transit time (min)	10 (1-313)	32 (4-446)	0.0169
Median small bowel transit time (min)	401 (264-734)	227 (56-512)	0.0078
Number of retentions	0	0	NS
Number of complications	0	0	NS

The numbers in parentheses represent ranges. NS: Not significant.

Table 2 Age distribution of the patients

Age at examination, yr	Cases (n)
	Group A	Group B
< 1	2	0
1	2	0
2	2	0
3	1	0
4	0	0
5	1	0
6	1	0
7	1	0
8	0	1
9	1	2
10	0	1
11	0	3
12	0	1
13	0	0
14	0	5
15	0	1
16	0	1

Table 3 Capsule endoscopy findings and outcomes n (%)

	n	Normal	New diagnosis	Suggestive of specific small bowel findings	Nonspecific small bowel findings	Change in therapy
Group A	11	4 (36.4)	3 (27.3)	5 (45.5)	2 (18.2)	0 (0.0)
Group B	15	3 (20.0)	3 (20.0)	7 (46.7)	5 (33.3)	1 (6.6)