title: Atypical indications for small bowel capsule endoscopy.
abstract: Obscure bleeding remains the most important indication for small bowel capsule endoscopy, but some other small bowel diseases have also been studied. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the recent literature concerning atypical or rare indications for the small bowel capsule endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aerts
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mana
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Urbain
mesh_terms: D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small