The status and future of capsule endoscopy in clinical practices.
WU Shan
GE Zhi-zheng
Abstract：Capsule endoscopy is a well-recognized noninvasive tool in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. Capsule endoscopy currently includes esophageal capsule endoscopy, magnetically controlled gastric capsule endoscopy, small bowel capsule endoscopy and colon capsule endoscopy, which means a complete coverage of GI tract. It has brought about breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases especially that of small bowel disease. This review made a summarization concerning the history, status and future innovations of capsule endoscopy.
Keywords：capsule endoscopygastrointestinal diseasesdiagnosis
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 275-277 )