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Detecting and managing small bowel Crohn’s disease – capsule endoscopy becoming a first line diagnostic method? [PDF]

, 2011
Small bowel endoscopy is crucial for diagnosing small bowel Crohn’s disease, and capsule endoscopy is complemented by balloon-assisted enteroscopy to take biopsies and by magnetic resonance imaging to visualize enteral and extra-intestinal involvement ...
Albert, Jörg Gerhard, Hausmann, Johannes   +1 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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Effect of oral erythromycin on gastric and small bowel transit time of capsule endoscopy [PDF]

, 2005
Aim: To determine the effect of oral erythromycin on gastric and small bowel transit time of capsule endoscopy. Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent capsule endoscopy during the 16-mo study period were either given 250 mg oral erythromycin, 1 h ...
Chan, FKL, Fung, SSL, Leung, WL, Sung, JJY, Wong, MY   +4 more
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Current Clinical Indications for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015
Introduction: Small bowel capsule endoscopy is currently the first line diagnostic examination for many diseases affecting the small bowel. This article aims to review and critically address the current indications of small bowel capsule endoscopy in ...
Bruno Rosa, José Cotter
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Optimising the performance and interpretation of small bowel capsule endoscopy [PDF]

, 2017
Small bowel capsule endoscopy has become a commonly used tool in the investigation of gastrointestinal symptoms and is now widely available in clinical practice. In contrast to conventional endoscopy, there is a lack of clear consensus on when competency
Adler, Albert, Belsey, Chen, Choi, Dokoutsidou, Ge, Guarini, Hale, Halling, Hong, Hosoe, Jang, Kim, Kim, Kim, Koulaouzidis, Koulaouzidis, Krystallis, Lai, Lim, Magalhães-Costa, McAlindon, Nakamura, Nouda, Ou, Park, Pioche, Pioche, Rahman, Rondonotti, Shiotani, Sidhu, Subramanian, Tontini, Westerhof, Xu, Yamada, Yung, Yung, Yung, Yung, Zheng   +42 more
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The Importance of Alternative Diagnostic Modalities in the Diagnosis of Small Bowel Tumors After a Negative Capsule Endoscopy

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015
Capsule endoscopy is widely accepted as the preferred diagnostic test in the evaluation of small bowel diseases, especially in the setting of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Iolanda Ribeiro, Rolando Pinho, Adélia Rodrigues, Carlos Fernandes, Joana Silva, Ana Ponte, Davide Tente, João Carvalho   +7 more
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Proposed Scoring System to Determine Small Bowel Mass Lesions Using Capsule Endoscopy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
Capsule endoscopy is a highly sensitive method for the detection of small bowel lesions. False-positive findings are important confounding factors. This study reports on a scoring system for evaluating the role of capsule endoscopy in small bowel tumors.
Li-Rung Shyung, Shee-Chan Lin, Shou-Chuan Shih, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Tsang-En Wang   +5 more
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Duodenal carcinoma at the ligament of Treitz. A molecular and clinical perspective [PDF]

, 2010
Background There is very small occurrence of adenocarcinoma in the small bowel. We present a case of primary duodenal adenocarcinoma and discuss the findings of the case diagnostic modalities, current knowledge on the molecular biology behind small ...
A Berger, A May, A Moglia, A Postgate, A Ross, A Tocchi, AI Neugut, AI Neugut, AK Chong, Alexandros G Georgakilas, Andrew Morfesis, Anthony Daniels, B Lashner, BS Dabaja, BS Lewis, C Beard, C Crawley, C Ell, D Arakawa, D Jigyasu, DL Ciresi, DM Scott-Coombes, E Negri, F Pilleul, G Zuckerman, GM Cobrin, H Markogiannakis, H Yamagami, HH Yen, I Hatzaras, IG Kaklamanos, J Bos, J Cunningham, JA DiSario, JC Saurin, JHPM North, JJ Napierkowski, JM Wheeler, JM Wilson, John E Poulos, JS Berner, K Bilimoria, K Honda, L Gorunova, M Appleyard, M Arai, M Boudiaf, M Efthymiou, M Overman, MA Murray, MJ Horner, N Thompson, P Katsinelos, PDJP Howdle, Peter T Kalogerinis, R Burt, R Kariv, S Bar-Meir, S Gill, S Mehdizadeh, S Roy, SA Gross, SK Lo, SL Han, Stavroula Georgakila, T Haselkorn, T Intner, Thomas Daignualt, V Raptopoulos, W Ross, W Rubinstein, WA Voderholzer, WH Chow, X Chen, Y Katakura, ZZ Ge   +75 more
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High concordance between trained nurses and gastroenterologists in evaluating recordings of small bowel video capsule endoscopy (VCE) [PDF]

, 2018
Background & Aims: The video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is an accurate and validated tool to investigate the entire small bowel mucosa, but VCE recordings interpretation by the gastroenterologist is time-consuming.
Annibale, B, De Francesco, V, De Marinis, F, Guarini, A, Hassan, C, Manta, R, Zullo, A.   +6 more
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Small bowel malignancy in patients undergoing capsule endoscopy at a tertiary care academic center: Case series and review of the literature

Endoscopy International Open, 2017
Background and study aims Small bowel cancer is rare, accounting for
Connor A Johnston, Diana E Yung, Alka Joshi, John N Plevris, Anastasios Koulaouzidis   +4 more
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