title: Endoscopic diagnosis of small intestinal diseases.
abstract: The technological development in endoscopy is directed toward improved accuracy of the diagnoses of novel diseases. The capsule endoscope and balloon-assisted endoscope are examples of such technological development. By these novel technologies, the small intestine can be examined in more detail. Therefore, an increasing number of novel diseases have been discovered, requiring the establishment of diagnosis and treatment strategies for these unknown diseases. In particular, obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn's disease, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy are of great interest to endoscopists. The capsule endoscope is the best method for screening the small intestine; however, the development of supporting methods such as the patency capsule is eagerly desired.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan. ynaito@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Naohisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
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authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katada
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokura
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
keywords: Balloon-assisted endoscope; Capsule endoscope; Crohn’s disease; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy; Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding