Findings in patients with chronic intestinal dysmotility investigated by capsule endoscopy

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 1 Clinical characteristics and results of capsule endoscopy in 18 patients with chronic intestinal dysmotility.

Nr	Gender/Age	Type of CID	Previous Abdom. Surgery	View (1)	Caecum (2)	Transit time (3)	Retention (4)	Ulcers	Erosions	Miscellanous
1	M/39	Myopathy	2	Clear	Yes	378			19
2	M/59	Myopathy	3	Poor	No				2	Inflam (6)
3	M/46	Myopathy	1	Med	Yes	219	S 165		1
4	F/41	Myopathy	2	Poor	No				1
5	F/72	Myopathy	2	Med	No				2	Angiodysplasia
6	M/85	Myopathy	1	Poor	No		O 20		1
7	F/52	Neuropathy	2	Clear	Yes	305			4
8	F/59	Neuropathy	2	Clear	Yes	353	S 480		5	CE × 2 (7)
9	M/49	Neuropathy	4	Clear	Yes	363		2
10	F/56	Neuropathy	2	Clear	Yes	209	S 180		1
11	F/36	Neuropathy	4 (5)	Clear	Yes	197			2
12	F/65	Neuropathy	2 (5)	Med	No				10
13	F/47	Neuropathy	3	Poor	Yes	335
14	F/35	Neuropathy	6 (5)	Poor	No				3
15	F/65	Neuropathy	1	Clear	Yes	227			1	Inflam
16	F/57	Neuropathy	10 (5)	Clear	Yes	286				Angiodysplasia Flebectesia
17	F/40	Neuropathy	4	Clear	Yes	338		8	10
18	M/69	Indeterminate	6 (5)	Clear	No				6

(1) Clear = Clear view, small amounts of intestinal content. Med = Medium view, some intestinal content hiding parts of the mucosa. Poor = Poor view, large amounts of intestinal content hiding a considerable part of the mucosa.
(2) The capsule reached caecum within recording time.
(3) Transit time in small intestine in minutes.
(4) O = oesophagus, S = stomach, retention measured in minutes.
(5) Surgery included intestinal resections.
(6) Inflam = Inflammation, signs of villus oedema and redness.
(7) First capsule was retained in the stomach.

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