Capsule endoscopy

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In medicine, capsule endoscopy is a gastrointestinal endoscopy that "non-invasive, endoscopic imaging by use of video capsule endoscopes to perform examination of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the small bowel."[1]

The benefit of capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of gastrointestinal hemorrhage is uncertain according to a randomized comparison to diagnostic imaging.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Capsule endoscopy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Laine L, Sahota A, Shah A (2010). "Does capsule endoscopy improve outcomes in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding? Randomized trial versus dedicated small bowel radiography.". Gastroenterology 138 (5): 1673-1680.e1; quiz e11-2. DOI:10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.047. PMID 20138043. Research Blogging.
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