title: Small bowel capsule endoscopy: Where are we after almost 15 years of use?
abstract: The development of capsule endoscopy (CE) in 2001 has given gastroenterologists the opportunity to investigate the small bowel in a non-invasive way. CE is most commonly performed for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, but other indications include diagnosis or follow-up of Crohn's disease, suspicion of a small bowel tumor, diagnosis and surveillance of hereditary polyposis syndromes, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced small bowel lesions and celiac disease. Almost fifteen years have passed since the release of the small bowel capsule. The purpose of this review is to offer the reader a brief but complete overview on small bowel CE anno 2014, including the technical and procedural aspects, the possible complications and the most important indications. We will end with some future perspectives of CE.
authors.affiliation: Cedric Van de Bruaene, Danny De Looze, Pieter Hindryckx, Department of Gastro-enterology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Cedric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van de Bruaene
authors.affiliation: Cedric Van de Bruaene, Danny De Looze, Pieter Hindryckx, Department of Gastro-enterology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Looze
authors.affiliation: Cedric Van de Bruaene, Danny De Looze, Pieter Hindryckx, Department of Gastro-enterology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hindryckx
keywords: Capsule endoscopy; Complications; Enhancements; Features; Future; Indications; Preparation; Procedure; Small bowel; Technology