Importance of wireless capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of small bowel diseases – advances and limitations

Introduction: Wireless capsule endoscopy (c.e.) was introduced worldwide in 2001. Since then it has been applied in clinical routine. This new diagnostic method has been available at our Department since 2001, and is used in co-operation with other Saxon HELIOS hospitals for decision-making in patients with suspected small bowel diseases and especially with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Purpose: It was our intention to prove whether c. e. is useful for further diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients with different indication for c. e. in clinical routine and to demonstrate its advances and limitatio…