Having an endoscopy can be uncomfortable, inconvenient and it does have some risks. And not everyone with Barrett’s oesophagus goes on to develop dysplasia. We know from research that a simpler, ...

[5] In these cases, the capsule can be introduced into the stomach via conventional upper endoscopy. In patients with swallowing disorders, and especially the elderly, they may cough and expel the ...

Capsule endoscopy has revolutionized the investigation of small-bowel disease and seems to be superior to scintigraphy and conventional procedures for small-bowel evaluation. Nevertheless ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;7(4):323-329. Capsule retention generally occurs in patients with previous abdominal surgery; for example, patients that have certain diseases, such as Crohn ...

Yet endoscopy, the gold standard for diagnosing ... “Backed by funding from Cancer Research UK, the capsule sponge has become one of the most exciting early detection tools to emerge in recent ...