scholarly journals Current status of colon capsule endoscopy

Author(s):  
Naoki Hosoe ◽  
Kenji J. L. Limpias Kamiya ◽  
Yukie Hayashi ◽  
Tomohisa Sujino ◽  
Haruhiko Ogata ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Friedel ◽  
Rani Modayil ◽  
Stavros Stavropoulos

Colon capsule endoscopy utilizing PillCam COLON 2 capsule allows for visualization potentially of the entire colon and is currently approved for patients who cannot withstand the rigors of traditional optical colonoscopy (OC) and associated sedation as well as those that had an OC that was incomplete for technical reasons other than a poor preparation. We will then describe the prior experience and current status of colon capsule endoscopy.


Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1842
Author(s):  
Seung Min Hong ◽  
Sung Hoon Jung ◽  
Dong Hoon Baek

Observing the entire small bowel is difficult due to the presence of complex loops and a long length. Capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive and patient-friendly method for visualizing the small bowel and colon. Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) has a critical role in the diagnosis of small bowel disorders through the direct observation of the entire small bowel mucosa and is becoming the primary diagnostic tool for small bowel diseases. Recently, colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) was also considered safe and feasible for obtaining sufficient colonic images in patients with incomplete colonoscopy, in the absence of bowel obstruction. This review article assesses the current status of CE in terms of the diagnostic yield and the clinical impact of SBCE in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, who have known or suspected Crohn’s disease, small bowel tumor and inherited polyposis syndrome, celiac disease, and those who have undergone CCE.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document