Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a method used to visualize the entire small intestine. It is a widely adopted procedure for diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases including obscure bleeding, Crohn’s disease, gastric ulcers, and colon cancer. The CE videos used in this research were produced with the Pillcam by Given Imaging. The imaging component of this system is a vitamin-sized capsule that comprises...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM Capsule endoscopy is becoming well established as a diagnostic technique for the gastrointestinal tract. Nevertheless swallowable capsule devices that can effectively perform surgical and therapeutic interventions have not yet been developed. Such devices would also be a valuable support for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). The objective of this ...

Small bowel involvement is very common in Crohn’s disease. Ileocolonoscopy, cross-sectional imaging modalities, and video capsule endoscopy are the tools currently used to investigate such involvement. Herein we report case of a 47-year-old man with history ileocolic disease persistent, unexplained iron deficiency anemia. Capsule endoscopy, by accurately identifying small intestinal mucosal les...