Literature review and recommendations for clinical application of   small-bowel capsule endoscopy, based on a panel discussion by international   experts

K. Mergener; T. Ponchon; I. Gralnek; M. Pennazio; G. Gay; W. Selby; E. G. Seidman; C. Cellier; J. Murray; R. de Franchis; T. Rösch; B. S. Lewis

doi:10.1055/s-2007-966930

Endoscopy 2007; 39(10): 895-909
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966930

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Literature review and recommendations for clinical application of small-bowel capsule endoscopy, based on a panel discussion by international experts

Consensus statements for small-bowel capsule endoscopy, 2006/2007K. Mergener¹ , T. Ponchon² , I. Gralnek³ , M. Pennazio⁴ , G. Gay⁵ , W. Selby⁶ , E. G. Seidman⁷ , C. Cellier⁸ , J. Murray⁹ , R. de Franchis¹⁰ , T. Rösch¹¹ , B. S. Lewis¹²

¹Digestive Health Specialists, Tacoma, Washington, USA
²Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
³Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
⁴S. Giovanni A.S. Hospital, Turin, Italy
⁵Hôpitaux de Brabois, CHU de Nancy, France
⁶AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
⁷McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
⁸European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France
⁹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
¹⁰University of Milan, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
¹¹Central Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Unit, Charité Campus Virchow, Department of Gastroenterology, Berlin, Germany
¹²Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA

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