[Recent progress of capsule endoscopy].
Capsule endoscopy is a swallowable pill sized endoscope to visualize the inside of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Therefore, it is a non-invasive and comfortable examination tool for the patients suffering from disorders of GI tract. New capsule endoscopy for not only small bowel but also esophagus and colon has been in practical use, and several kinds of new capsule shaped equipments are developed recently. In this paper, we introduced a second generation of capsule endoscopy, especially PillCam COLON2 manufactured by Given Imaging Ltd., and new capsules such as Agile Patency Capsule, SmartPill and intelligent Pill (iPill).
Nakamura
Tetsuya
T
Department of Medical Informatics, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine.
Oinuma
Takeshi
T
Terano
Akira
A
D053705:Capsule Endoscopes; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans