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Capsule endoscopy findings following negative second look endoscopy in patients with suspected small bowel bleeding at a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Background and aims Small bowel bleeding poses a significant diagnostic challenge for clinicians, and capsule endoscopy is currently considered the investigation of choice for evaluating suspected cases.
Tilan Aponso, W. M. D. A. S. Wanninayake, N. M. M. Nawarathne, Ranjith Peiris, Nilesh Fernandopulle, I. P. Wijesinghe   +5 more
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Contribution of Capsule Endoscopy Early in a Bleeding Episode to Treatment of Small Bowel Angioectasia: A Case Report

Medicina, 2021
Background: Recent advances in endoscopic devices such as small bowel capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted endoscopy have improved the level of medical care for small bowel bleeding.
Yoshinori Arai, Maiko Ogawa, Rikako Arimoto, Yoshitaka Ando, Daisuke Endo, Tatsuya Nakada, Ichiro Sugawara, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Keiko Shimoyama, Hiroko Inomata, Yosuke Kawahara, Masayuki Kato, Seiji Arihiro, Atsushi Hokari, Masayuki Saruta   +14 more
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The Future of Capsule Endoscopy: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technical Advancements [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2020
Capsule endoscopy has revolutionized the management of small-bowel diseases owing to its convenience and noninvasiveness. Capsule endoscopy is a common method for the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn’s disease, small-bowel tumors ...
Young Joo Yang
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Recent developments in small bowel endoscopy: the “black box” is now open! [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2022
Over the last few years, capsule endoscopy has been established as a fundamental device in the practicing gastroenterologist’s toolbox. Its utilization in diagnostic algorithms for suspected small bowel bleeding, Crohn’s disease, and small bowel tumors ...
Luigina Vanessa Alemanni, Stefano Fabbri, Emanuele Rondonotti, Alessandro Mussetto   +3 more
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Diagnostic Yields and Clinical Impacts of Capsule Endoscopy

Diagnostics, 2021
Observing the entire small bowel is difficult due to the presence of complex loops and a long length. Capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive and patient-friendly method for visualizing the small bowel and colon. Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE)
Seung Min Hong, Sung Hoon Jung, Dong Hoon Baek   +2 more
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Usefulness of Serum Leucine-Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein as a Surrogate Marker of Small Bowel Mucosal Injury in Crohn’s Disease

Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 2023
Introduction: Although the importance of mucosal healing has been suggested in Crohn’s disease, it is difficult to repeat endoscopy, especially for the entire small bowel.
Takuto Saiki, Takehiro Torisu, Akira Harada, Yu Kajiya, Yoshiaki Taniguchi, Shinji Morisaki, Junji Umeno, Hiroshi Suekane, Takanari Kitazono   +8 more
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Small Bowel Malignancies in Patients Undergoing Capsule Endoscopy for Iron Deficiency Anemia

Diagnostics, 2021
Small bowel malignancies are rare and usually asymptomatic or symptoms are nonspecific. Therefore, small bowel tumors are difficult to diagnose. In patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) who have negative bidirectional endoscopy results, the small ...
Su Hwan Kim, Ji Won Kim
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Diagnostic yield of esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, and small bowel endoscopy in Thai adults with chronic diarrhea

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Background Gastrointestinal endoscopy is frequently recommended for chronic diarrhea assessment in Western countries, but its benefit in the Southeast Asia region is not well established.
Julajak Limsrivilai, Choompunuj Sakjirapapong, Onuma Sattayalertyanyong, Tanawat Geeratragool, Phalat Sathirawich, Ananya Pongpaibul, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak, Phutthaphorn Phaophu, Nichcha Subdee, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Nonthalee Pausawasdi   +10 more
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Faecal calprotectin increases the diagnostic yield in patients with suspected small bowel disease – a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2022
AIM OF THE STUDY: Diagnosing small bowel pathology is challenging, and the diagnostic yield of small bowel capsule endoscopy is highly variable. Faecal calprotectin is a non-invasive intestinal inflammation marker that could be used as a selection tool ...
Aisha Abo El Ela, Nina Meuli, Petr Hruz, Emanuel Burri   +3 more
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Capsule Endoscopy in Refractory Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Abdominal Pain [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2018
Background/Aims Capsule endoscopy is a diagnostic method for evaluating the small bowel lumen and can detect undiagnosed lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield and clinical impact of capsule endoscopy in patients with ...
Manuel Valero, Gladys Bravo-Velez, Roberto Oleas, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Miguel Soria-Alcívar, Haydee Alvarado Escobar, Jorge Baquerizo-Burgos, Hannah Pitanga-Lukashok, Carlos Robles-Medranda   +8 more
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