How helpful is capsule endoscopy to surgeons?
Capsule endoscopy is a new technology that, for the first time, allows complete, non-invasive endoscopic imaging of the small bowel. The efficacy of capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of suspected small bowel diseases has been established. Important applications for surgeons include observations of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and small bowel neoplasms.
Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Osman
O
Ersoy
Bulent
B
Sivri
Yusuf
Y
Bayraktar
D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic