Wireless capsule video endoscopy: three years of experience.

AIM To review and summarize the current literature regarding M2A wireless capsule endoscopy. METHODS Peer reviewed publications regarding the use of capsule endoscopy as well as our personal experience were reviewed. RESULTS Review of the literature clearly showed that capsule endoscopy was superior to enteroscopy, small bowel follow through and computerized tomography in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, iron deficiency anemia, or suspected Crohn's disease. It was very sensitive for the diagnosis of small bowel tumors and for surveillance of small bowel pathology in patients with Gardner syndrome or familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome. Its role in celiac disease and in patients with known Crohn's disease was currently being investigated. CONCLUSION Capsule video endoscopy is a superior and more sensitive diagnostic tool than barium follow through, enteroscopy and entero-CT in establishing the diagnosis of many small bowel pathologies.

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