Small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) 1 ESGE recommends that prior to SBCE patients
ingest a purgative (2 L of polyethylene glycol [PEG]) for better visualization. Strong …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

This Guideline is an official statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
(ESGE). The Guideline was also reviewed and endorsed by the British Society of …

PillCam colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is an innovative noninvasive, and painless
ingestible capsule technique that allows exploration of the colon without the need for …

Abstract Background and Aim: Uncertainty remains about the best test to evaluate patients
with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Previous meta‐analyses demonstrated …

Nuclear medicine imaging procedures play an important role in the assessment of
inflammatory diseases. With the advent of 3-dimensional anatomic imaging, there has been …

The gastrointestinal tract is home to some of the most deadly human diseases. Exacerbating
the problem is the difficulty of accessing it for diagnosis or intervention and the concomitant …

The introduction of capsule endoscopy (CE) in clinical practice increased the interest for the
study of the small-bowel. Consequently, in about 10 years, an impressive quantity of …

Results: There was technical failure in one individual; thus technical success rate was 98%.
In the 52 remaining cases, examiners assessed that the antrum, body, fundus, and cardia …

BACKGROUND: Passive video capsule endoscopy is the criterion standard for small-bowel
exploration but cannot be used for the large gastric cavity. We report the first blinded …