PillCam Colon 2 capsule endoscopy compared to conventional colonoscopy in the detection of colonic pathologies and its efficacy in identification of extracolonic findings
AF Hagel, E Gaebele, M Raithel, WH Hagel, H Albrecht, TM de Rossi, C Singer, T Schneider, MF Neurath, M Farnbacher · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2013 · Heft 09
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Aims: Conventional colonoscopy represents the Gold standard for the diagnostic examination of the colon. However, the overall acceptance of this procedure is low, due to the patient's fear of potential complications and the embarrassing nature of the procedure. Colon capsule endoscopy represents a minimally invasive and patient friendly procedure, which optionally offers a complete visualization of the whole intestine. In this pilot study we assessed the deployment of the PillCam Colon 2 capsule (CCE 2) on feasibility, sensitivity and specificity in the detection of colonic pathologies and additionally recorded…
