Reproducibility of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in the Investigation of Chronic Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Dimitrios Christodoulou; Gregory Haber; Umar Beejay; Shou-jiang Tang; Simon Zanati; Rima Petroniene; Maria Cirocco; Paul Kortan; Gabor Kandel; Athina Tatsioni; Epameinondas Tsianos; Norman Marcon

doi:10.1155/2007/407075

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2007)

Reproducibility of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in the Investigation of Chronic Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Dimitrios Christodoulou,
Gregory Haber,
Umar Beejay,
Shou-jiang Tang,
Simon Zanati,
Rima Petroniene,
Maria Cirocco,
Paul Kortan,
Gabor Kandel,
Athina Tatsioni,
Epameinondas Tsianos,
Norman Marcon

Affiliations

Dimitrios Christodoulou: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gregory Haber: Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA
Umar Beejay: The Royal London Hospital NHS Trust, Whitechapel, London, UK
Shou-jiang Tang: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Simon Zanati: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rima Petroniene: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Maria Cirocco: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paul Kortan: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gabor Kandel: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Athina Tatsioni: Department of Epidemiology, Medical School of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Epameinondas Tsianos: Hepato-Gastroenterology and Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, 1st Division of Internal Medicine, Medical School of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Norman Marcon: The Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/407075
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21, no. 11
pp. 707 – 714

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a valuable tool in the diagnostic evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, but limited information is available on the reproducibility of CE findings.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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