title: Heads or tails, does it make a difference? Capsule endoscope direction in small bowel studies is important.
abstract: Capsule endoscopy has opened the small bowel for direct inspection. However, the diagnostic sensitivity of capsule endoscopy is not 100 %. We have observed that forward orientation and backward orientation of the camera in the small bowel provide different information on pathological findings. Double-head capsule endoscopy may offer the answer to this problem.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. samadler@inter.net.il
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Metzger
mesh_terms: D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index