title: Utilisation of magnets to enhance gastrointestinal endoscopy.
abstract: Methods to assess, access and treat pathology within the gastrointestinal tract continue to evolve with video endoscopy replacing radiology as the gold standard. Whilst endoscope technology develops further with the advent of newer higher resolution chips, an array of adjuncts has been developed to enhance endoscopy in other ways; most notable is the use of magnets. Magnets are utilised in many areas, ranging from endoscopic training, lesion resection, aiding manoeuvrability of capsule endoscopes, to assisting in easy placement of tubes for nutritional feeding. Some of these are still at an experimental stage, whilst others are being increasingly incorporated in our everyday practice.
authors.affiliation: Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Imdadur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Praful
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boger
authors.affiliation: Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.affiliation: Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nadeem Ahmad
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Afzal
keywords: Capsule; Child; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Imaging; Magnet; Nutrition; Paediatric; Therapeutic; Training