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Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology 9/2019

01-09-2019 | Endoscopy | Video Forum

Fluoroscopic-guided laparoscopic ileocolic resection with retrieval of retained (PillCam®) wireless capsule endoscope

Authors: A. Siegel, J. Friedman, A. Oldham, C. Thurber, S. Larach, S. Atallah

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 9/2019

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Wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) was introduced in 2000 as a method to examine the portion of the alimentary tract not otherwise accessible by conventional fiber optic endoscopy [1, 2]. In 2001, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved a device for clinical use, PillCam® (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) which includes the SB2 and SB3 variants [3]. Today, it is estimated that wireless capsule endoscopy has been successfully applied to > 500,000 patients [4]. …
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Title
Fluoroscopic-guided laparoscopic ileocolic resection with retrieval of retained (PillCam®) wireless capsule endoscope
Authors
A. Siegel
J. Friedman
A. Oldham
C. Thurber
S. Larach
S. Atallah
Publication date
01-09-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-019-02062-2

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