Endoscopy
New endoscopy study findings have been published by J.F. Rey and colleagues
Published in Gastroenterology Week, July 19th, 2010
New investigation results, 'Feasibility of stomach exploration with a guided capsule endoscope,' are detailed in a study published in Endoscopy. "AND AIMS: Video capsule endoscopy has been established in diagnosis of small-bowel disease and has been evaluated for esophageal pathology and recently for colorectal diagnostics. Gastric capsule endoscopy has not hitherto been feasible due to the stomach's large surface area and volume," scientists in France report.
"We present the first application of a magnetically navigated capsule in the human stomach. 29 volunteers and 24 patients (men 42, women 11; mean age 47.5 years) were included in a feasibility study....
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