Researchers suggest capsule endoscopy should be the first-line modality for detecting small bowel Crohn’s disease in patients without endoscopic or clinical suspicion of stenosis, according to an ...

During the 2013 Digestive Disease Week meeting, Douglas K. Rex, MD, director of endoscopy at Indiana University Hospital and professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in ...

A cost-effectiveness analysis shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. However, capsule-directed DBE, which is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The diagnostic yields of video capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy for indications without bleeding ...

Orlando, Tuesday, May 20, 2003 -- Video capsule endoscopy is a novel technology that is designed primarily to image the small intestine. The current version of the capsule is called the M2A Plus ...

A research team led by Prof. Qiu Weibao from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a novel micro-ultrasound capsule endoscopy (μUSCE).

Patients who underwent colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) experienced significantly less pain than those who underwent colonoscopy or CT colonography, yet they expressed more concerns about its ...

Endoscopy is the insertion of a long, thin tube directly into the body to observe an internal organ — such as the gastrointestinal tract — in detail. Doctors can also use it in imaging, surgery, and ...

‌Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to look inside your gastrointestinal tract. It's a type of endoscopy done using a wireless camera that fits inside a tiny, disposable capsule.