EP.TU.701Colon Capsule Endoscopy versus Computed Tomographic Colonography for identifying Colorectal Cancer and Polyps: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Aim Early diagnosis and treatment of Colorectal Cancer can improve outcomes. Polypectomy with colonoscopy has failure and incompletion rates with risk of aerosol-generation. Computed Tomographic Colonography, second investigation, is limited by radiation exposure and aerosol generation. Colon Capsule endoscopy is a novel technique without gas insufflation, therefore avoiding the discomfort and aerosol-generation. Our aim is to compare the yield of the CCE with CTC in CRC and polyps in patients with positive stool tests or diagnosed colorectal lesions. Methods Review followed PRISMA standards. Electronic database (EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL) searched for RCTs and Observational studies. MedCalc Statistical Software used for the synthesis of results. Primary (Per-Lesion and Per-Patient sensitivity analysis) and secondary (Other lesion and completion rate sensitivity analysis) outcomes measured using a random-effect model. Results We found one RCT and three observational studies. Per-Lesion Sensitivity Analysis of CCE versus CTC showed overall effect of 1.903 (0.990- 1.937), p-value-0.057. Per-Patient Sensitivity Analysis of showed overall effect of 1.928 (0.995-1.892), p-value-0.054. Other lesions Sensitivity Analysis showed overall effect of 0.810 (0.121-161.995), p-value-0.418. Completion Rate Sensitivity Analysis showed overall effect of -0.419 (0.526-1.516), p-value-0.676. Conclusion CCE had a better detection rate for colorectal cancer and polyp than the CTC, but this was not statistically significant. Therefore, this study failed to prove CCE's superiority over CTC. A careful decision can be made in current COVID-19 pandemic since its advantage of zero aerosolisation. Researchers should focus on innovation in techniques and simultaneous high-quality studies to evaluate them.