Capsule Endoscopy: What We Know and What Is New in the Horizon

Capsule endoscopy (CE) is an advancing noninvasive technology primarily meant for small-bowel visualization, which has expanded its scope and has become a game changer in evaluation and management of various gastrointestinal (GI) diseases with special emphasis on obscure GI bleeding. The aim of this...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Virender Chauhan, Amit Tanwar, Sandeep Nijhawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693215
Description
Summary:Capsule endoscopy (CE) is an advancing noninvasive technology primarily meant for small-bowel visualization, which has expanded its scope and has become a game changer in evaluation and management of various gastrointestinal (GI) diseases with special emphasis on obscure GI bleeding. The aim of this review is to know the basic aspects of CE and recent advances with clinical evidence.
ISSN:0976-5042
0976-5050