Table 5 The average capsule transit time and small-bowel lesions according to the presence of fibrosis in the gastrointestinal tract.
Variables | Fibrosis | P-values | |
|---|---|---|---|
(+), n = 17 | (−), n = 38 | ||
Total small-bowel observation rate | 71% (12/17) | 71% (27/38) | 0.9721 |
Transit time (min) | |||
Esophagus | 28.8 [1–238] | 5.5 [1–135] | 0.0448 |
Stomach | 26.8 [1–147] | 41.9 [1–175] | 0.0959 |
Small bowel | 272.5 [156–359] | 260.3 [136–430] | 0.6590 |
Small-bowel lesions | |||
Angioectasia | 1 (9) | 11 (29) | 0.0365 |
Type 1a | 0 (0) | 7 (18) | 0.0177 |
Type 1b | 1 (9) | 4 (11) | 0.5657 |
Erosion/ulceration | 5 (45) | 6 (14) | 0.2544 |
Total | 6 (54) | 17 (43) | 0.5095 |
