University Level: IV Median age: 52 years Exclusion: Placement: 6 cm above the endoscopically Feinberg School determined SCJ Quality: Q2 Indications: Not stated of Medicine, Duration: 4 days CX (no Chest pain, refractory heartburn, Chicago, Illinois, comparator) laryngeal symptoms Comparator: NA USA P2 Patient discomfort Hochman and Retrospective 44 patients (children) Inclusion: Index test: Favaloro-Sabatier case series 27 males, 17 females Not stated System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system () Mean age: 11.8 years (range 6–19) Exclusion: Insertion: not stated Children’s Center Level: IV Not stated Placement: 6 cm above the proximal border for Digestive Quality: Q2 of the LOS Health Care, Atlanta, Georgia, CX (no Duration: 48 hours USA comparator) Comparator: NA P2 2-year retention of Hogan et al. () Case report (letter 1 patient Inclusion: Index test: the capsule in a to the editor) Gastrointestinal 72 year old male NA System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system giant colonic Associates, diverticulum Indication: Exclusion: Insertion: not stated Jackson, Level: NA Symptoms of gastro-oesophageal NA Placement: not stated Mississippi, USA reflux Duration: not stated Throat pain Karamanolis et Case series 32 patients Inclusion: Index test: Back pain al. () (prospective?) 18 males, 14 females Patients with at least three episodes of System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Globus sensation 2nd Department chest pain per week and normal Mean age: 45.3 ± 12.5 years Insertion: transorally of Internal oesophageal manometry (in order to Level: IV Indications: Placement: 6 cm proximal to the SCJ Medicine, exclude the presence of any oesophageal Quality: Q1 Propaedeutic motility disorder) Three episodes of non-cardiac chest Duration: 48 hours Attikon University CX (no pain per week Exclusion: Comparator: NA General Hospital, comparator) Patients that were using aspirin or Athens, Greece P2 NSAIDs, a history of upper GI surgery, gastric or duodenal ulcer, connective
University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Level: IV Quality: Q2 CX (no comparator) P2 Median age: 52 years Indications: Chest pain, refractory heartburn, laryngeal symptoms Exclusion: Not stated Placement: 6 cm above the endoscopically determined SCJ Duration: 4 days Comparator: NA Hochman and Favaloro-Sabatier () Children’s Center for Digestive Health Care, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Retrospective case series Level: IV Quality: Q2 CX (no comparator) P2 44 patients (children) 27 males, 17 females Mean age: 11.8 years (range 6–19) Inclusion: Not stated Exclusion: Not stated Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: not stated Placement: 6 cm above the proximal border of the LOS Duration: 48 hours Comparator: NA Patient discomfort Hogan et al. () Gastrointestinal Associates, Jackson, Mississippi, USA Case report (letter to the editor) Level: NA 1 patient 72 year old male Indication: Symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux Inclusion: NA Exclusion: NA Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: not stated Placement: not stated Duration: not stated 2-year retention of the capsule in a giant colonic diverticulum Karamanolis et al. () 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece Case series (prospective?) Level: IV Quality: Q1 CX (no comparator) P2 32 patients 18 males, 14 females Mean age: 45.3 ± 12.5 years Indications: Three episodes of non-cardiac chest pain per week Inclusion: Patients with at least three episodes of chest pain per week and normal oesophageal manometry (in order to exclude the presence of any oesophageal motility disorder) Exclusion: Patients that were using aspirin or NSAIDs, a history of upper GI surgery, gastric or duodenal ulcer, connective Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: transorally Placement: 6 cm proximal to the SCJ Duration: 48 hours Comparator: NA Throat pain Back pain Globus sensation
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