Feasibility and Diagnostic Utility of Video Capsule Endoscopy for the Detection of Small Bowel Polyps in Patients with Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes

Schulmann, Karsten; Hollerbach, Stephan; Kraus, Katja; Willert, Jörg; Vogel, Tilman; Möslein, Gabriela; Pox, Christian; Reiser, Markus; Reinacher‐Schick, Anke; Schmiegel, Wolff

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

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Karsten Schulmann

Stephan Hollerbach

Katja Kraus

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 h...

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Medicine

Peutz–Jeghers syndrome

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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