Changing the paradigm of capsule endoscopy: tempting… but no (not yet).
(2024) Endoscopy — Vol. 56, n° 8, p. 581-582 (2024)
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- n this issue of Endoscopy, Rosa et al. present a study comparing efficacy and safety of pan-intestinal capsule endoscopy (PCE) using a double-headed capsule and same-day colonoscopy in patients with suspected midgut or lower gastrointestinal bleeding. A total of 100 patients with iron-deficiency anemia or overt bleeding who underwent negative upper endoscopy were included. They were given extensive split-dose bowel cleansing with additional boosters prior to capsule ingestion in the morning; 10 hours later they underwent conventional colonoscopy. Findings of both examinations were compared. [...]
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Moreels, T. (2024). Changing the paradigm of capsule endoscopy: tempting… but no (not yet). Endoscopy, 56(8), 581-582. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2304-3160 (Original work published 2024)