title: [Diagnosis of small bowel carcinoma by capsule endoscopy].
abstract: Now in Japan, the use of capsule endoscopy for small bowel is approved only for the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Since the small bowel is anatomically difficult to approach, and small bowel carcinomas are often asymptomatic at early stages, they were usually diagnosed only after symptoms such as intestinal stenosis have developed. The advent of capsule endoscopy, however, enabled us to diagnose small bowel carcinoma at an early stage. However, we must be careful of the risk of capsule retention. The combination of capsule endoscopy, double balloon endoscopy, and traditional examination modalities including radiography or computed tomography will make it possible to diagnose and treat small bowel carcinoma at an early stage, and further progress is expected in this field.
authors: Dept. of Gastroenterology, NTT Medical Center.
authors: Yosuke
authors: Y
authors: Tsuji
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Ohata
authors: Shotaro
authors: S
authors: Umezawa
authors: Suguru
authors: S
authors: Takeuchi
authors: Masau
authors: M
authors: Sekiguchi
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Ohno
authors: Takafumi
authors: T
authors: Ito
authors: Hideyuki
authors: H
authors: Chiba
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Yamawaki
authors: Kantaro
authors: K
authors: Hisatomi
authors: Takuma
authors: T
authors: Teratani
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Matsuhashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged