Capsule endoscopy and deep enteroscopy

Abstract

This report is published simultaneously in the journals Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

UEG Week 2013 highlights: putting endoscopy into perspective

“…The modalities used nowadays for the endoscopic examination of the small bowel are video capsule endoscopy (VCE) and pushand-pull enteroscopy (i. e. double-and single-balloon enteroscopy and enteroscopy with a spiral overtube or spiral enteroscopy) [40]. The push-and-pull techniques have some differences between them and, despite a lot of discussion regarding the superior modality [41,42], they can all be used effectively in the everyday clinical management of small-bowel pathologies.…”