Clinical applications of small bowel capsule endoscopy.

Clin Exp Gastroenterol

Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Published: August 2013

Video capsule endoscopy has revolutionized our ability to visualize the entire small bowel mucosa. This modality is established as a valuable tool for the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn's disease, small bowel tumors, and other conditions involving the small bowel mucosa. This review includes an overview of the current and potential future clinical applications of small bowel video endoscopy.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751460PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S48005DOI Listing

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