Capsule endoscopy is safe but “the sensitivity for detecting colonic lesion[s] is lower than for colonoscopy”, says André Van Gossum, lead researcher of a study that has compared these two ...

Balanced informed consent about pros and cons of colonoscopy versus capsule endoscopy was agreed upon. The 4 gastroenterologists underwent special training in performance and reading of capsule ...

Professor Valdastri is Chair in Robotics & Autonomous Systems in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds. We previously worked together to study wireless ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate ...

tract that is principally used for areas that cannot be visualized by esophago–gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy. Capsule endoscopy (CE) is composed of many parts, such as the ingestible video ...

human poop — swallowing a frozen capsule appears to have far less of an “ick factor” and works as well as delivering the therapy via colonoscopy, researchers say. This advertisement has not ...

Researchers initially had very high expectations about wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE). It was thought the small capsules could replace traditional colonoscopy and gastroscopy, which some people ...