Capsule imaging.
Capsule endoscopy was conceived in the late 1980s by an electrico-optical engineer and first used in human beings clinically during the last 5 years. Already it has changed the management of small bowel diseases and is beginning to be used in the esophagus. Developments are under way to use the capsule in a wider range of clinical conditions. The literature has advanced from case series to outcome studies. The utility of capsule endoscopy is reviewed here.
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David
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Joint Meeting AGA-JSGE, Endoscopic Imaging and Therapy, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA. fleischer.david@mayo.edu
D002214:Capsules; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
D002214:Capsules