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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 44, Pages 16596-16602Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16596
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Capsule endoscopy; Endoscopy; Colon capsule endoscopy; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colon; Colonic capsule endoscopy; Inflammatory bowel disease
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- Given Imaging, Hamburg, Germany
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Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE; PillCam Colon; Given Imaging; Yoqneam, Israel) is a minimally invasive wireless technique for the visualization of the colon. With the recent introduction of the second generation colon capsule the diagnostic accuracy of CCE for polyp detection has significantly improved and preliminary data suggest it may be useful to monitor mucosal inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Limitations include the inability to take biopsies and the procedural costs. However, given the potentially higher acceptance within an average risk colorectal cancer (CRC) screening population, its usefulness as a screening tool with regard to CRC prevention should be further evaluated. (C) 2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
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