Capsule endoscopy: New Technology That is Here to Stay

Capsule endoscopy (CE) has recently been approved as a new technique for the examination of the small intestine. Following approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States in August 2001, CE has quickly gained widespread acceptance as the new 'gold standard' for visual...

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Main Author: Robert Enns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/714537
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description Capsule endoscopy (CE) has recently been approved as a new technique for the examination of the small intestine. Following approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States in August 2001, CE has quickly gained widespread acceptance as the new 'gold standard' for visualization of the small intestine. Food and Drug Administration approval was based on two clinical studies (1,2). The first (1) compared CE with push enteroscopy (PE) (the previous gold standard) in dogs who had nine to 13 beads (3 mm to 6 mm each) sewn into the small intestine. CE identified more beads (median of six) than PE (median of three), with 64% sensitivity compared with 37% sensitivity for PE. The authors concluded that this new method of assessing the small intestine was superior to PE.
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spelling doaj-art-a7fe24b6e8af481090f2f9c810fc90ad2025-02-03T01:10:30ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002004-01-0118954554610.1155/2004/714537Capsule endoscopy: New Technology That is Here to StayRobert EnnsCapsule endoscopy (CE) has recently been approved as a new technique for the examination of the small intestine. Following approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States in August 2001, CE has quickly gained widespread acceptance as the new 'gold standard' for visualization of the small intestine. Food and Drug Administration approval was based on two clinical studies (1,2). The first (1) compared CE with push enteroscopy (PE) (the previous gold standard) in dogs who had nine to 13 beads (3 mm to 6 mm each) sewn into the small intestine. CE identified more beads (median of six) than PE (median of three), with 64% sensitivity compared with 37% sensitivity for PE. The authors concluded that this new method of assessing the small intestine was superior to PE.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/714537
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Capsule endoscopy: New Technology That is Here to Stay
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title Capsule endoscopy: New Technology That is Here to Stay
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