Open AccessAddition of castor oil as a booster in colon capsule regimens significantly improves completion rates and polyp detection
Author(s) -
S Semenov,
Ismail Ms,
Fintan O’Hara,
Sandeep Sihag,
Barbara Ryan,
Anthony O’Connor,
Sarah O’Donnell,
Deirdre McNamara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2150-5349
DOI - 10.4292/wjgpt.v12.i6.103
Subject(s) - medicine , castor oil , gastroenterology , colonoscopy , surgery , ascorbic acid , chemistry , colorectal cancer , biochemistry , food science , cancer
Incomplete excretion rates are problematic for colon capsule endoscopy (CCE). Widely available booster regimens are suboptimal. Recently published data on one day preparation CCE protocol using castor oil appeared effective.