Short description:

This fully revised and expanded second edition provides a comprehensive and most up-to-date overview of the technique and performance of video capsule endoscopy.

History, technique, performance, reading, indications, contraindications, outcomes, complications, and alternative methods are described systematically by a large international panel of experts.

In addition, the full range of small bowel diseases, from the common to the rare, are described and illustrated using a unique and exhaustive collection of capsule endoscopy images that are accompanied by corresponding images of enteroscopy, surgery, radiology and histology whenever possible.  

This second edition includes a wealth of new images and covers new topics such as non-imaging capsules, and panintestinal capsule endoscopy. Moreover, new clinical guidelines and quality parameters describe the current standard of care in capsule endoscopy.  

The newest technology of colon capsule endoscopy is covered as well as magnetic capsule endoscopy of the stomach. Exciting potential future developments in hardware and artificial intelligence are also considered.

This superb atlas and detailed guide will be indispensable for all who use the technique or are considering establishing a video capsule endoscopy service.

Long description:

This fully revised and expanded second edition provides a comprehensive and most up-to-date overview of the technique and performance of video capsule endoscopy.

History, technique, performance, reading, indications, contraindications, outcomes, complications, and alternative methods are described systematically by a large international panel of experts.

In addition, the full range of small bowel diseases, from the common to the rare, are described and illustrated using a unique and exhaustive collection of capsule endoscopy images that are accompanied by corresponding images of enteroscopy, surgery, radiology and histology whenever possible.  

This second edition includes a wealth of new images and covers new topics such as non-imaging capsules, and panintestinal capsule endoscopy. Moreover, new clinical guidelines and quality parameters describe the current standard of care in capsule endoscopy.  

The newest technology of colon capsule endoscopy is covered as well as magnetic capsule endoscopy of the stomach. Exciting potential future developments in hardware and artificial intelligence are also considered.

This superb atlas and detailed guide will be indispensable for all who use the technique or are considering establishing a video capsule endoscopy service.

Table of Contents:

1. A Short History of the Gastrointestinal Capsule.- 2. Fields of Application.- 3. Contraindications for Video Capsule Endoscopy.- 4. Quality Measures.- 5. Technology.- 6. Software.- 7. Procedure for Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy.- 8. Evaluation of Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopic Images.- 9. Education and training in video capsule endoscopy.- 10. Pitfalls and Troubleshooting.- 11. Early use of Video Capsule Endoscopy in the Emergency Department or Clinical Decision Unit.- 12. Patency Capsule.- 13. Non endoscopic Capsules.- 14. Small bowel motility .- 15. Terminology.- 16. Duodenoscopy and Ileocolonoscopy.- 17. Push and balloon-guided enteroscopy.- 18. Double-Balloon Endoscopy.- 19. Single-Balloon Enteroscopy.- 20. Spiral Enteroscopy.- 21. Intraoperative Enteroscopy.- 22. Small bowel biopsies.- 23. Nonendoscopic Imaging Studies.- 24. Sonography.- 25. Normal Small Intestine.- 26. Diverticula.- 27. Arteriovenous Diseases.- 28. Intestinal Lymphangiectasia.- 29. Portal Hypertension.- 30. Crohn?s disease.- 31. Villous Atrophy.- 32. Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis.- 33. Infectious Diseases of the Small Intestine.- 34. Involvement of the Small Intestine in Systemic Diseases.- 35. Physical?Chemical Small Intestinal Injury.- 36. Acute Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Bone Marrow Transplantation.- 37. Chronic Enteropathy Associated With SLCO2A1 Gene (CEAS).- 38. Benign Tumors of the small bowel.- 39. Malignant Tumors.- 40. Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.- 41. Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome.- 42. HNPCC and Rare Syndromes.- 43. Video capsule endoscopy in children.- 44. Postoperative and Postinterventional Changes.- 45. Complications: Prevention and Management.- 46. Influence of Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy on Clinical Outcome.- 47. Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy.- 48. Findings in the upper GI tract.- 49. Magnet-controlled capsule endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract.- 50. Colon Capsule Endoscopy: Procedure and Evaluation.- 51. Findings in the Colon.- 52. Colon capsule endoscopy in screening and surveillance for polyps and cancer.- 53. Colon Capsule Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disorders and in Special Situations.- 54. Panenteric Capsule Endoscopy.- 55. Practical Approach to Video Capsule Endoscopy: Frequently Asked Questions.- 56. Future Developments of Video Capsule Endoscopy: Hardware.- 57. Artificial intelligence.