Abstract:Objective To investigate the completion rate and influencing factors of magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCCE) for small bowel evaluation in children.Methods Clinical data of 601 children receiving MCCE were retrospectively analyzed. Primary outcomes included examination success rate, lesion detection rate, small bowel transit time (SBTT), and examination completion status. Correlative factors were statistically analyzed.Results The top clinical manifestations were abdominal pain (62.7%), diarrhea (10.0%), fever (4.0%), anemia (3.8%), and hematochezia (3.5%). A total of 483 children swallowed the capsule independently, 8 received manual assisted administration, and 110 required endoscopic capsule placement. The overall small bowel examination success rate was 95.7%, with a median SBTT of 302.00 (217.00, 464.35) min. Small bowel lesions were detected in 290 patients (48.3%), dominated by non-specific enteritis, Crohn’s disease, small intestinal polyps, and Henoch-Sch?nlein purpura. Crohn’s disease and non-specific enteritis were predominant in school-age children and adolescents (male predominance); small bowel polyps were more common in school-age girls, while Henoch-Sch?nlein purpura was more frequent in boys. The most common endoscopic findings were mucosal inflammation (75.9%), lymphoid follicular hyperplasia (56.6%), ulcers (34.8%), and mucosal erosion (25.5%). SBTT was positively correlated with sedation status (r = 0.527, P = 0.000). Examination completion status was weakly correlated with sedation, gastroduodenal reflux, gastric transit time, and SBTT (P 0.05).Conclusion MCCE is safe and feasible for diagnosing pediatric small bowel diseases with high lesion detection rates. Sedation prolongs SBTT but exerts limited impacts on the overall examination completion rate.