"Capsule Endoscopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pill sized videocamera encased in a capsule. It is designed to be swallowed and subsequently traverse the gastrointestinal tract while transmitting diagnostic images along the way.
| Descriptor ID |
D053705
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.220.260.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Capsule Endoscopes- Capsule Endoscopes
- Capsule Endoscope
- Endoscope, Capsule
- Endoscopes, Capsule
- Video Capsule Endoscopes
- Capsule Endoscope, Video
- Capsule Endoscopes, Video
- Endoscope, Video Capsule
- Endoscopes, Video Capsule
- Video Capsule Endoscope
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsule Endoscopes" by people in Profiles.
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Choi EH, Mergener K, Semrad C, Fisher L, Cave DR, Dodig M, Burke C, Leighton JA, Kastenberg D, Simpson P, Sul J, Bhattacharya K, Charles R, Gerson L, Weber L, Eisen G, Reidel W, Vargo JJ, Wakim-Fleming J, Lo SK. A multicenter, prospective, randomized comparison of a novel signal transmission capsule endoscope to an existing capsule endoscope. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Aug; 78(2):325-32.
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Tukey M, Pleskow D, Legnani P, Cheifetz AS, Moss AC. The utility of capsule endoscopy in patients with suspected Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov; 104(11):2734-9.
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Cave DR, Fleischer DE, Leighton JA, Faigel DO, Heigh RI, Sharma VK, Gostout CJ, Rajan E, Mergener K, Foley A, Lee M, Bhattacharya K. A multicenter randomized comparison of the Endocapsule and the Pillcam SB. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Sep; 68(3):487-94.
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Cheifetz AS, Kornbluth AA, Legnani P, Schmelkin I, Brown A, Lichtiger S, Lewis BS. The risk of retention of the capsule endoscope in patients with known or suspected Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Oct; 101(10):2218-22.