title: Neoplastic Diseases of the Small Bowel.
abstract: The incidence of small bowel tumors is increasing over time. Until recently, their diagnosis was delayed and it was often reached only at the time of surgery. New diagnostic tools, such as capsule endoscopy, device-assisted enteroscopy, and dedicated small bowel cross-sectional imaging techniques, have been introduced recently in clinical practice. The combination of these tools allows medical practitioners to detect small bowel tumors at an early stage and to reach a definite diagnosis before surgery, thus enabling minimally invasive treatments.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Valduce Hospital, Via Dante 11, Como 22100, Italy. Electronic address: ema.rondo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rondonotti
authors.affiliation: Centre for Liver & Digestive Disorders, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koulaouzidis
authors.affiliation: Centre for Liver & Digestive Disorders, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
authors.forename: Diana E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Yung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 9JD, UK.
authors.forename: Surekha N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Cyprus 1 University Avenue, Aglantzia 2109, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology U, San Giovanni AS University-Teaching Hospital, Via Cavour 31, Torino 10123, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pennazio
mesh_terms: D000071087:Balloon Enteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT enterography; CT-enteroclysis; Capsule endoscopy; Device-assisted enteroscopy; MR enterography; MR-enteroclysis; Small bowel tumors