Clinical Endoscopy (Jul 2018)

Current and Future Use of Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy

  • Junseok Park,
  • Young Kwan Cho,
  • Ji Hyun Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.101
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 4
pp. 317 – 322

Abstract

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Capsule endoscopy can be a diagnostic option for patients with esophageal diseases who cannot tolerate esophagogastroduodenoscopy.Functional modifications of the capsule allow for thorough examination of the esophagus. Esophageal capsule endoscopy has so farfailed to show sufficient performance to justify the replacement of traditional endoscopy for the diagnosis of esophageal diseasesbecause the esophagus has a short transit time and common pathologies appear near the esophagogastric junction. However,technological improvements are being introduced to overcome the limitations of capsule endoscopy, which is expected to become agood alternative to conventional endoscopy.

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