Feasibility and diagnostic utility of video capsule endoscopy for the detection of small bowel polyps in patients with hereditary polyposis syndromes.

K, Schulmann; S, Hollerbach; K, Kraus; J, Willert; T, Vogel; G, Möslein; C, Pox; M, Reiser; A, Reinacher-Schick; W, Schmiegel

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40102.x

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Feasibility and diagnostic utility of video capsule endoscopy for the detection of small bowel polyps in patients with hereditary polyposis syndromes.

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Schulmann K

Hollerbach S

Kraus K

Abstract

Objectives At present, surveillance of premalignant small bowel polyps in hereditary polyposis syndromes has a number of limitations. Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a promising new method to endoscopically assess the entire length of the small bowel.Methods We prospectively examined 40 patients with here...

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