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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct;39(10):910-2.
doi: 10.1055/s-2007-966780.

Heads or tails, does it make a difference? Capsule endoscope direction in small bowel studies is important

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Heads or tails, does it make a difference? Capsule endoscope direction in small bowel studies is important

S N Adler et al. Endoscopy. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

Capsule endoscopy has opened the small bowel for direct inspection. However, the diagnostic sensitivity of capsule endoscopy is not 100 %. We have observed that forward orientation and backward orientation of the camera in the small bowel provide different information on pathological findings. Double-head capsule endoscopy may offer the answer to this problem.

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