A study in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommends emergency departments use capsule endoscopy as a triage for patients with GI bleeding. Researchers used a prospective, randomized controlled trial ...

Magnetic assisted capsule endoscopy is effective for the assessment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, according to study results. Hey-Long Ching, MBBS, BSc, MRCP, of the academic department of ...

Technological developments in recent years, which include advances in image quality and improved diagnostic sensitivity, are broadening the options for diagnosing gastrointestinal (GI) conditions.

Video capsule endoscopy in the emergency department may save healthcare organizations money if it reduces hospital admissions for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, according to a study in Annals of ...

CapsoVision, Inc. CV recently announced that it has submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA for approval to add an AI-based ...

WASHINGTON (June 1, 2023)—While ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for many years, the capsules have been limited by the fact that they could not be controlled by physicians. They ...

The authors conclude that VCE can identify high-risk patients with UGIB and can expedite emergency therapeutic endoscopy. However, this was a very small study that had multiple limitations, including ...

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a pill-sized camera to check the midsection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract for any abnormalities. An endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which ...

Nearly all PCI patients, even those at low risk of bleeding, develop at least some gastrointestinal injury when taking dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), according to data from the OPT-PEACE randomized ...

Now, more than 10 years after the approval of video capsule endoscopy (VCE), the technology has become an essential component in the management of several clinical conditions. Currently, two capsules ...

In emergency settings, providers must identify patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) who are at high risk for rebleeding and require urgent endoscopic therapy. To evaluate whether video ...

You swallow a capsule that contains a small disposable camera. The capsule is the size of a vitamin pill. The camera takes lots of pictures as it travels along your gut. The camera sends the pictures ...