Title

Video Capsule Endoscopy and Device-Assisted Enteroscopy

UMMS Affiliation

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine

Publication Date

2021-08-12

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Digestive System Diseases | Gastroenterology

Abstract

The paradigm of video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is changing. Once dismissed as a pipedream, VCE has overcome technological constraints and perceptions of limited demand and established itself as an important tool in the practicing gastroenterologist’s panoply. Introduced to the public in 2001, VCE has proliferated over the past two decades to become a standard diagnostic test for a multitude of diseases, including small bowel bleeding (SBB), Crohn’s disease (CD), and small intestinal neoplasia. Newer platforms are no longer limited to the small intestine alone, with recent developments introducing esophageal capsule endoscopy (ECE) and colon capsule endoscopy (CCE). In the near future, VCE is also poised to revolutionize the approach to gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the acute care setting. Indeed, capsule endoscopic technologies have come far since their debut in 2001 and, with more hardware and software advancements on the horizon, show no sign of abating.

Keywords

video capsule endoscopy

DOI of Published Version

10.1007/s10620-021-07085-0

Source

Hanscom M, Stead C, Feldman H, Marya NB, Cave D. Video Capsule Endoscopy and Device-Assisted Enteroscopy. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Aug 12:1–14. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07085-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34383197; PMCID: PMC8358900. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Digestive diseases and sciences

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PubMed ID

34383197

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