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  • Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopy
  • Medical Devices

Background:

  • Bowel preparation is critical for optimizing small bowel visualization quality (SBVQ), diagnostic yield (DY), and cecal completion rate (CR) in video capsule endoscopy (VCE) and device-assisted enteroscopy (DAE).
  • Factors influencing examination quality include air bubbles, residual food material, and transit times.
  • Existing literature and guidelines offer varying recommendations for optimal bowel preparation protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current literature and guidelines on bowel preparation for VCE and DAE.
  • To identify factors affecting small bowel visualization quality and diagnostic yield.
  • To suggest optimal bowel preparation strategies for VCE and balloon enteroscopy.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on bowel preparation for VCE and DAE.
  • Analysis of European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines.
  • Review of 2013 Korean published guidelines for bowel preparation.

Main Results:

  • Polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution enhances SBVQ and DY but does not affect CR.
  • PEG 2L and PEG 4L show similar efficacy in SBVQ, DY, and CR.
  • Fasting or PEG with anti-foaming agents (e.g., simethicone) improve SBVQ but not CR; prokinetics are not generally recommended.

Conclusions:

  • Optimal timing for purgative bowel preparation requires further investigation.
  • Specific recommendations for antegrade DAE involve 8-12 hours of solid food fasting and 4-6 hours of liquid fasting.
  • Retrograde DAE preparation aligns with standard colonoscopy regimens.