title: Video capsule endoscopy: what is the future?
abstract: Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) that was launched 10 years ago has become a first-line procedure for examining the small bowel, especially in the case of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Other major indications include Crohn disease (CD), celiac disease, and intestinal polyposis syndrome. In the case of small bowel diseases, the use of VCE must be integrated in a global diagnostic and therapeutic approach. More recently, wireless endoscopy has been adapted for examining the colon, opening up larger perspectives for colorectal cancer screening or colon examination. Technologic modifications of the second-generation colon capsule increase the sensitivity of this method for detecting polyps. Other new developments, including remote magnetic manipulation, power management, drug delivery capsule, microbiopsy capsule, and adaptation of technologies such as chromoendoscopy, are sure to enhance the capabilities of wireless endoscopy in gastrointestinal disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, 808 Route de Lennik, Brussels 1070, Belgium. Andre.vangossum@erasme.ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Gossum
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology