The effect of metoclopramide on oro-cecal transit time in patients with small bowel capsule endoscopy

Introduction: Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) reaches the cecum in only about 80–90% of all cases. The clinical efficacy of prokinetics during SBCE to achieve complete small bowel visualisation and accelerate oro-cecal transit time (OCTT) has not been clearly established. The aim of the present study was to determine if metoclopramide adminstration during SBCE could influence capsule propagation. Patients and Methods: 68 consecutive patients who underwent GIVEN SB2 CE were classified to receive either intravenous (IVM group, 10 patients) or oral (POM group, 28 patients) administration of 10mg metoclopramid.…