BACKGROUND Capsule endoscopy(CE)is a pivotal diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal(GI)disorders,yet capsule retention poses a significant risk,especially in patients with known risk factors.The patency capsule(PC)helps...
Since its introduction to clinical practice nearly 20 years ago, wireless capsule endoscopy has revolutionized the landscape in the diagnosis and management of small bowel diseases. Over the past 10 years, capsule end...
BACKGROUND Capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy(BAE) enable visualization of rare small bowel conditions such as small intestinal malignant tumors.However,details of the endoscopic characteristics of sma...
BACKGROUND Capsule endoscopy(CE) allows for a non-invasive small bowel evaluation for a wide range of gastrointestinal(GI) symptoms and diseases. Capsule technology has been rapidly advancing over recent years, often ...
Capsule endoscopy(CE) has proved to be an important non-invasive tool for diagnosis and monitoring Crohn's disease patients.It has the advantage of excellent visualization of digestive tract mucosa,a good tolerability...
AIM To quantify the presence of villous atrophy in endoscopic images for improved automation.METHODS There are two main categories of quantitative descriptors helpful to detect villous atrophy:(1) Statistical and(2) S...
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) has evolved to become an important tool for the non-invasive examination of the small bowel, which hitherto had been relatively inaccessible to direct visualisation. VCE has been shown to...
AIM: To assess the clinical impact of capsule endoscopy(CE) in the long-term follow-up period in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding(OGIB). METHODS: One hundred and forty-one patients who applied CE for OG...
Supported by An American College of Gastroenterology Junior Faculty Development Award to Linda C Cummings
Colorectal cancer(CRC) is the 2^(nd) most common cancer in women and 3^(rd) most common cancer in men worldwide. Most CRCs develop from adenomatous polyps arising from glandular epithelium. Tumor growth is initiated b...
A recent paper by Boal Carvalho et al demonstrates the potential of Pill Cam COLON 2?(PCC2) as a panenteric investigation in Crohn's disease(CD). Our own prospective data in patients with known CD also shows good corr...