Current and Future Use of Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy
- Authors
- Park, Junseok; Cho, Young Kwan; Kim, Ji Hyun
- Issue Date
- Jul-2018
- Publisher
- 대한소화기내시경학회
- Keywords
- Esophagus; Capsule endoscopy; Barrett's esophagus; Esophageal varices
- Citation
- Clinical Endoscopy, v.51, no.4, pp 317 - 322
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- Clinical Endoscopy
- Volume
- 51
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 317
- End Page
- 322
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/5845
- DOI
- 10.5946/ce.2018.101
- ISSN
- 2234-2400
2234-2443
- Abstract
- Capsule endoscopy can be a diagnostic option for patients with esophageal diseases who cannot tolerate esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Functional modifications of the capsule allow for thorough examination of the esophagus. Esophageal capsule endoscopy has so far failed to show sufficient performance to justify the replacement of traditional endoscopy for the diagnosis of esophageal diseases because the esophagus has a short transit time and common pathologies appear near the esophagogastric junction. However, technological improvements are being introduced to overcome the limitations of capsule endoscopy, which is expected to become a good alternative to conventional endoscopy.
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