PTU-120 Robot controlled magnet-assisted capsule gastroscopy provides non-inferior views to conventional gastroscopy: a pilot study

IntroductionOesophagogastro duodenoscopy (OGD) is undertaken by 1% of UK population per year but is often poorly tolerated. Capsule endoscopy is well tolerated. Robot controlled magnet assisted capsule endoscopy (MACE) allows control of a capsule endoscope within a pool of swallowed water resulting in a non-invasive endoscopic examination of the upper GI tract. We examine whether there is a difference in the endoscopic views between MACE and OGD.MethodsPatients referred for the endoscopic investigation of dyspepsia were recruited. Upper GI MACE examinations were performed followed by OGD. Endoscopic views of upper GI landmarks on MACE and video recordings of tandem OGDs are graded (0- no views, 1- Poor:>75% obscured, 2- Suboptimal:>50% obscured, 3- Reasonable: