While physicians debate proper bowel preparation for small-bowel video capsule endoscopy, a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy says bowel preparation has no benefits for such a procedure.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The diagnostic yields of video capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy for indications without bleeding ...

CHICAGO -- Video capsule endoscopy should be part of the long-term management of asymptomatic patients with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), as these patients have an increased risks for small and large ...

In 1981 an Israeli physician, Dr Gavriel Iddan, began the development of a video camera that would fit inside a pill, however, the technology at the time was not ready for this. It was 20 years later, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Active preparation with either polyethylene glycol or picosulfate and magnesium sulfate was not superior to a ...

WASHINGTON (June 1, 2023)—While ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for many years, the capsules have been limited by the fact that they could not be controlled by physicians. They ...

While ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for many years, the capsules have been limited by the fact that they could not be controlled by physicians. They moved passively, driven only ...

Video Capsule Accurately Detects Intestinal Blood Video capsule endoscopy can be safely and accurately used to detect blood in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage seen in emergency ...

Capsule endoscopy remains a powerful tool for small-bowel evaluation; studies comparing double-balloon enteroscopy with capsule endoscopy are needed to validate the findings of capsule endoscopy This ...

Thought LeadersAndrea DoolanCEO and co-founderAtlantia Food Clinical Trials In this interview, Andrea Doolan, CEO and co-founder of Atlantia Clinical Trials, describes a case study trial on ...

Once a scary thought, an examination of the small intestine has become a much more pleasant experience for patients. The latest technology, called capsule endoscopy, allows the entire length of the ...

Guidelines for endoscopy by nonphysicians issued by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognize that properly trained nonphysician endoscopists are a less costly alternative to ...