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Endoscopy 2005; 37(10): 1040-1045
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870327
ICCE 2005 Consensus
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ICCE Consensus for Bowel Preparation and Prokinetics

R.  de Franchis, A.  Avgerinos, J.  Barkin, D.  Cave, B.  Filoche
  • 1Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
  • 2Second Dept. of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
  • 3University of Miami School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  • 4Dept. of Gastroenterology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  • 5Service de Pathologie Digestive, Hôpital Saint Philibert, Lille, France
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27 September 2005 (online)

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Technical Challenges

Capsule endoscopy (CE) has become a standard procedure for the evaluation of the small bowel, and in several studies has been shown to be superior to other diagnostic methods [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].

In spite of its great diagnostic accuracy, the yield of capsule endoscopy can be somewhat limited by two types of problem: firstly, the presence of dark intestinal contents in the distal small bowel, which may impair the visualization of the mucosa; and secondly slow gastric emptying and/or small bowel transit, which lead to the exhaustion of capsule batteries before the ileocecal valve is reached, thus causing incomplete small-bowel imaging in 17 - 25 % of cases [6] [7].

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R. de Franchis, M. D.

Dept. of Internal Medicine · University of Milan · Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service · IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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