title: A series of images of digestive cancers using Pill Cam COLON2 video capsule endoscopy.
abstract: Colon capsule endoscopy is regarded as an option to complement or even replace diagnostic colonoscopy in selected cases. Since capsule lacks the capability of taking biopsies, a diagnosis of colon cancer usually requires a further confirmation by colonoscopy. A series of seven patients who had highly suspicious lesions at capsule endoscopy (five-colon tumors, one gastric tumor and one small bowel tumor) and in whom the clinical decision and treatment was solely based on capsule findings, are presented. The diagnosis of cancer was confirmed in all cases by surgery and histology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In selected patients with a high index of clinical suspicion of cancer, PillCam colon 2 capsule endoscopy might be a sufficient tool for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine 2 Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital; "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Busegeanu
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine 2 Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital; "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filimon
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine 2 Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital; "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stemate
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine 2 Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital; "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Negreanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: PillCam Colon 2; colon cancer; colon capsule endoscopy; colonoscopy failure; colonoscopy refuse