This was a prospective, single center pilot analysis comparing the efficacy of CCE against routine screening colonoscopy at a tertiary care center (University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland). Patient ...

Researchers found that excluding sodium phosphate boosters in preparation for PillCam colon capsule endoscopy resulted in a “clinically meaningful reduction” in capsule excretion rates that were ...

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a pill-sized camera to check the midsection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract for any abnormalities. An endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which ...

Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) represents a significant advance in colorectal cancer screening, offering a minimally invasive and patient‐friendly alternative to conventional colonoscopy. By using an ...

Patients who underwent colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) experienced significantly less pain than those who underwent colonoscopy or CT colonography, yet they expressed more concerns about its ...

In the US, more than 7 million endoscopies are performed yearly. Capsule endoscopy using a ‘ pill cam ’, where a capsule containing a camera is swallowed and takes images of the digestive tract, is ...

Objective: Identification of a cost-effective treatment strategy is an unmet need in Crohn’s disease (CD). Here we consider the patient outcomes and cost impact of pan-intestinal video capsule ...

* Given's capsule missed tumors and other growths * May work well with CT for "virtual colonoscopy" (Adds details, quotes from report) By Gene Emery BOSTON, July 15 (Reuters) - A swallowed capsule ...

WASHINGTON (June 1, 2023)—While ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for many years, the capsules have been limited by the fact that they could not be controlled by physicians. They ...