Capsule endoscopy options in the gastroenterology field have grown, though colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. How do these two different screening methods compare?

Overall, this single center pilot trial comparing CCE to CSPY for screening of colorectal cancer showed feasible results in imaging for colonic polyps. Detection rate of polyps of any size on CSPY was ...

This release is available in Spanish. Capsule endoscopy for exploring the colon in a minimally invasive manner diagnoses 64% of all lesions located by means of conventional colonoscopy. According to a ...

Researchers found that excluding sodium phosphate boosters in preparation for PillCam colon capsule endoscopy resulted in a “clinically meaningful reduction” in capsule excretion rates that were ...

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 methods for ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - September 26, 2007 – Research from La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, Spain shows that capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn’s disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy.

A "camera in a capsule" could revolutionize bowel imaging technology, replacing traditional colonoscopies in diagnosing bowel cancer. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in ...

Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) represents a significant advance in colorectal cancer screening, offering a minimally invasive and patient‐friendly alternative to conventional colonoscopy. By using an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Capsule endoscopy was comparable or superior to CT colonography as a colorectal neoplasia screening test, ...

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that the use of a wireless pill camera, like Given Imaging's PillCam, in its current generation, is not as effective as a ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A swallowed capsule that takes pictures of the colon as it passes through misses too many pre-cancerous lesions and is not ready to replace more traditional colonoscopies, Belgian ...

A total of 59 Patients were enrolled in this study. Three patients had to be excluded from the data analysis because the capsule did not reach the colon during examination time (1 remained in stomach, ...