Reference curves for the normal fetal small bowel and colon diameters; their usefulness in fetuses with suspected dilated bowel

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Usefulness of capsule endoscopy in patients with suspected small bowel disease.

AIM To study the usefulness and safety of capsule endoscopy as a diagnostic tool in various small bowel disorders. DESIGN A retrospective analysis of a series of cases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between August 2001 and August 2002, 92 capsule endoscopy procedures were performed in 88 patients (53M/39F, age: 43.87 +/- 16.78). Indications included: chronic diarrhea (n=33); unknown abdominal pain (...

Optimal Diagnostic Approaches for Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Disease

While the domain of gastrointestinal endoscopy has made great strides over the last several decades, endoscopic assessment of the small bowel continues to be challenging. Recently, with the development of new technology including video capsule endoscopy, device-assisted enteroscopy, and computed tomography/magnetic resonance enterography, a more thorough investigation of the small bowel is poss...

small bowel bacterial overgrowth in patients with irritable bowel

background: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (sibo) may have a role in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). so, the aim of this study was to assess the association between sibo and ibs by using glucose breath test (gbt) in kerman city as the first study in iranian population. method: 107 patients with ibs and 107 healthy individualswere enrolled in our study. all the part...

The Usefulness of Capsule Endoscopy for Small Bowel Tumors

Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) has expanded the range of endoscopic examination of the small bowel. The clinical application of VCE is mainly for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) and small bowel tumor is one of the clinically significant diagnoses of VCE, often requiring subsequent invasive interventions. Small bowel tumors are detected with a frequency of around 4% with VCE in indicatio...