Heads or tails, does it make a difference? Capsule endoscope direction in small bowel studies is important

S. N. Adler; Y. C. Metzger

doi:10.1055/s-2007-966780

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2007; 39(10): 910-912
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966780

Case report

Heads or tails, does it make a difference? Capsule endoscope direction in small bowel studies is important

S. N. Adler¹ , Y. C. Metzger²

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
²School of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Abstract

Capsule endoscopy has opened the small bowel for direct inspection. However, the diagnostic sensitivity of capsule endoscopy is not 100 %. We have observed that forward orientation and backward orientation of the camera in the small bowel provide different information on pathological findings. Double-head capsule endoscopy may offer the answer to this problem.

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S. N. Adler, MD

Gastroenterology

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