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Capsule impaction presenting as acute small bowel perforation: a case series

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Perforation caused by capsule endoscopy impaction is extremely rare and, at present, only five cases of perforation from capsule endoscopy impaction are reported in the literature.
De Palma Giovanni D   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prolonged Intestinal Transit Time and Its Relation with Capsule Endoscopy Diagnostic Yield

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2022
Background: Capsule endoscopy is a gold standard diagnostic method for small bowel lesions. There is scarce evidence regarding vari- ables that may increase the odds of identifying small bowel lesions with this endoscopic method.
Juan Lasa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Capsule Endoscopy: Beyond The Small Bowel

open access: yesRevista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
Capsule endoscopy (CE) is considered the first-line for the investigation of OGIB after conventional non-diagnostic endoscopic examinations. A detection rate of lesions outside the small bowel segment has been reported to range from 3.5% to >30%. Our primary objective was to analyze the role of CE in identifying lesions outside the small bowel segment ...
Luís, Relvas   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Lavage, Simethicone, and Prokinetics—What to Swallow with a Video Capsule

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
The development of new capsules now allows endoscopic diagnosis in all segments of the gastrointestinal tract and comes with new needs for differentiated preparation regimens.
Martin Keuchel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-small-bowel abnormalities identified during small bowel capsule endoscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
AIM: To investigate the incidence of non-small-bowel abnormalities in patients referred for small bowel capsule endoscopy, this single center study was performed.
Hoedemakers, Reinier   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Endoscopic Evaluation and Therapeutic Considerations of Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease

open access: yesGastroenterology Insights, 2021
Small bowel evaluation is warranted in all newly diagnosed cases of Crohn’s disease (CD) as small bowel is involved in two-thirds of CD patients at diagnosis and the involvement can be discontinuous.
Rupa Banerjee, Partha Pal
doaj   +1 more source

Colon Capsule Endoscopy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Colon capsule endoscopy was initially introduced in 2006. Since the results of a prospective study to evaluate first-generation colon capsule endoscopy efficacy for the detection of colonic neoplasia were unsatisfactory, second-generation colon capsule ...
Haruhiko Ogata   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Suspected blood indicator in capsule endoscopy: a valuable tool for gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosis

open access: yesArquivos de Gastroenterologia
BACKGROUND Small bowel bleeding is a leading indication for small bowel capsule endoscopy. The Suspected Blood Indicator (SBI) is a software feature directed to automatically detect bleeding lesions during small bowel capsule endoscopy.
Pedro BOAL CARVALHO   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retrograde Balloon-Assisted Deep Enteroscopy in the Diagnosis of Metastatic Melanoma

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2021
A 74-year-old male with a history of metastatic melanoma presents with persistently abnormal small bowel findings on PET-CT scan. The patient had persistent FDG uptake near the ileocolic junction on imaging, concerning for metastatic melanoma.
William Barge   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Programmable Pneumatic Actuator System for a Bioinspired Artificial Colon

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A modular soft robotic colon simulator driven by programmable pneumatic actuation is developed to mimic physiological and pathological‐like motility patterns of the large intestine. Finite element–guided design and distributed control enable anatomically realistic deformation for peristalsis, segmentation, and mass movements, supporting capsule ...
Andrew Bickerdike   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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