Capsule Endoscopy versus Colonoscopy for the Detection of Polyps and Cancer

2009366 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

A. Van Gossum · Université Libre de Bruxelles

Miguel Muñoz‐Navas · Universidad de Navarra

Iñaqui Fernandez-Urien · Universidad de Navarra

Cristina Carretero · Universidad de Navarra

Gérard Gay · Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy

Michel Delvaux · Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy

Marie Georges Lapalus

Abstract

The use of capsule endoscopy of the colon allows visualization of the colonic mucosa in most patients, but its sensitivity for detecting colonic lesions is low as compared with the use of optical colonoscopy. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00604162.)

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 361, Issue 3, pp. 264-270

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0806347

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