Capsule endoscopy

Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a simple, safe, non-invasive, reliable technique, well accepted and tolerated by the patients, which allows complete exploration of the small intestine. The advent of CE in 2000 has dramatically changed the diagnosis and management of many diseases of the small intestine, s...

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Autor: Muñoz-Navas, M. (Miguel)|||/items/8c9e2db8-7dea-4686-9c8a-3bd4eeff584b
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/23477
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/23477
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Capsule endoscopy
Small intestine
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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Sumario:Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a simple, safe, non-invasive, reliable technique, well accepted and tolerated by the patients, which allows complete exploration of the small intestine. The advent of CE in 2000 has dramatically changed the diagnosis and management of many diseases of the small intestine, such as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn’s disease, small bowel tumors, polyposis syndromes, etc . CE has become the gold standard for the diagnosis of most diseases of the small bowel. Lately this technique has also been used for esophageal and colonic diseases.