Assessment on Gastrointestinal Transit Movement of Capsule Endoscopy in Beagle Dogs.
- Author:
Hwa Seok CHANG
1
;
Hee Taek YANG
;
Sang Young KIM
;
Dong Cheol WOO
;
Woo Dae PARK
;
Joon Hwan YONG
;
Bo Young CHOE
;
Hwi Yool KIM
;
Chi Bong CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University,Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Capsule endoscopy;
Gastric transit time;
Complete passage rate;
Beagle
- MeSH:
Animals;
Capsule Endoscopy;
Dogs;
Gastrointestinal Diseases;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Gastrointestinal Transit;
Metoclopramide;
Pylorus;
Stomach;
Veterinary Medicine;
Water
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Physics
2008;19(2):125-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The object of this study is to measure the transit time and passage rate of capsule endoscopy (CE) in the gastrointestinal tract in medium sized beagle dogs (7~13 kg). Animals were divided into four groups: only capsule (group 1, n=10), capsule+water (group 2, n=10), mettoclopramide+capsule (group 3, n=10), metoclopramide +capsule+water (group 4, n=10). The capsule transit times through the stomach and small bowel were evaluated by radiography findings. Gastric transit time (GTT), small intestinal transit time (SITT) and complete passage rate were measured in four groups. GTT's for each group were as follows; 45+/-20 min (group 1), 117+/-35 min (group 2), 150+/-40 min (group 3), and 154+/-65 min (group 4), while SITT's were 75+/-20 min (group 1), 195+/-55 min (group 2), 70+/-15 min (group 3), and 76+/-15 min (group 4). The complete passage rates were 20% (group 1), 40% (group 2), 20% (group 3), 50% (group 4). In all groups, if CE could pass through the pylorus, it passed all small intestinal tracts within 8 hours (battery life). Administration of water helped CE to pass pylori, except in case of metoclopramide administration. These results indicate that CE could be an useful tool for examining gastrointestinal diseases in the veterinary medicine.
