title: Advances in pediatric gastroenterology: introducing video camera capsule endoscopy.
abstract: The video camera capsule endoscope is a gastrointestinal endoscope approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2001 for use in diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders in adults. In 2003, the agency approved the device for use in children ages 10 and older, and the endoscope is currently in use at Arkansas Children's Hospital. A capsule camera, lens, battery, transmitter and antenna together record images of the small intestine as the endoscope makes its way through the bowel. The instrument is used with minimal risk to the patient while offering a high degree of accuracy in diagnosing small intestine disorders.
authors.affiliation: UAMS, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, USA.
authors.forename: Emmanuel O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Siaw
mesh_terms: D002214:Capsules; D002648:Child; D018795:Device Approval; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal / Q000191:economics; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D012984:Software; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014742:Videodisc Recording
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules