Video capsule endoscopy: a voyage beyond the end of the scope.
- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine in Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 71 (5) , 415-425
- https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.71.5.415
Abstract
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE), an important innovation in diagnostic endoscopy, was approved in 2001 and is now widely available. In this system, the patient swallows a miniature high-resolution camera that is propelled by peristalsis through the gastrointestinal tract. It is particularly useful in examining the small intestine, which is difficult to visualize by conventional endoscopic techniques.Keywords
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