Intraoperative endoscopy can also be used as ... and may require surgical treatment to extract the capsule. It is crucial to consider the risk of complications because, especially in patients ...

[34] Another complication of the VCE procedure occurs ... [5] In these cases, the capsule can be introduced into the stomach via conventional upper endoscopy. In patients with swallowing disorders ...

However, this procedure requires doctor supervision, and you must still pass it after completing the test. Furthermore, capsule endoscopy has no other sensor except the camera, so it's limited ...

I've stopped taking lansoprazole for my acid reflux because I'm worried it can cause dementia. I'd been on it for five years ...

Yet endoscopy, the gold standard for diagnosing this cancer, is labour intensive. ‘We need better tools and tests to diagnose oesophageal cancer and to identify and monitor people most at risk.

The hub will also provide alternative procedures such as trans-nasal endoscopy, capsule colonoscopy, and the 'innovative' cytosponge or 'pill on a string' procedure, which are all less invasive and ...

At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty ...

She was pleased that the new device could offer a method for examining the oesophagus that was quicker and easier than an endoscopy and so to participate. After undergoing the capsule sponge test ...

Dr Aparna delivered an insightful session on wireless capsule endoscopy, exploring a range of exciting research ... He also highlighted the importance of regular check-ups and awareness of personal ...

GI symptoms or patients at particular risk of GI disease should be investigated on their ... or nearly so and most small intestinal imaging modalities apart from video capsule endoscopy are only ...