RT Journal Article
T1 Wireless capsule endoscopy: perspectives beyond gastrointestinal bleeding.
A1 Redondo-Cerezo, Eduardo
A1 Sánchez-Capilla, Antonio Damián
A1 Torre-Rubio, Paloma De La
A1 Teresa, Javier De
K1 Wireless capsule endoscopy
K1 Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
K1 Small bowel tumors
K1 Colon capsule endoscopy
K1 Esophageal capsule endoscopy
K1 Endoscopios en Cápsulas
K1 Enfermedades Gastrointestinales
K1 Neoplasias Intestinales
K1 Intestino Delgado
K1 Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
AB Wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) is a technology developed for the endoscopic exploration of the small bowel. The first capsule model was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2001, and its first and essential indication was occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Over subsequent years, this technology has been refined to provide superior resolution, increased battery life, and capabilities to view different parts of the GI tract. Indeed, cases for which CE proved useful have increased significantly over the last few years, with new indications for the small bowel and technical improvements that have expanded its use to other parts of the GI tract, including the esophagus and colon. The main challenges in the development of CE are new devices with the ability to provide therapy, air inflation for a better vision of the small bowel, biopsy sampling systems attached to the capsule and the possibility to guide and move the capsule with an external motion control. In this article we review the current and new indications of CE, and the evolving technological changes shaping this technology, which has a promising potential in the coming future of gastroenterology.
PB Baishideng Publishing Group
SN 1007-9327
YR 2014
FD 2014-11-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1968
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1968
LA en
NO Redondo-Cerezo E, Sánchez-Capilla AD, Torre-Rubio P De La, Teresa J De. Wireless capsule endoscopy: perspectives beyond gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol. 2014.  20(42):15664-73
NO Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025