CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2019; 10(02): 083-089
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693215
Review Article
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Capsule Endoscopy: What We Know and What Is New in the Horizon

Virender Chauhan
1   Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Amit Tanwar
1   Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Sandeep Nijhawan
1   Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Publication History

Publication Date:
07 August 2019 (online)

Abstract

Capsule endoscopy (CE) is an advancing noninvasive technology primarily meant for small-bowel visualization, which has expanded its scope and has become a game changer in evaluation and management of various gastrointestinal (GI) diseases with special emphasis on obscure GI bleeding. The aim of this review is to know the basic aspects of CE and recent advances with clinical evidence.

 
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