The role of endoscopic imaging of the small bowel in clinical practice.
Enteroscopy, defined as direct visualization of the small bowel (SB) with the use of a fiberoptic or wireless endoscope, has progressed considerably over the past several years. Technological advancements in the field have facilitated endoscopic evaluation of the SB. This comprehensive clinical review summarizes the latest modalities available to aid gastroenterologists in exploring the SB for evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, tumors, inflammatory bowel disease, and celiac disease. Previous physical limitations in equipment that made a complete evaluation of the SB difficult have all but disappeared with the advent of capsule endoscopy, balloon-assisted enteroscopy, and spiral enteroscopy.
Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA. leighton.jonathan@mayo.edu
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D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002404:Catheterization; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D058582:Double-Balloon Enteroscopy / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity