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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2014; 20(45): 16948-16955
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16948
Colon capsule endoscopy: What we know and what we would like to know
Cristiano Spada, Federico Barbaro, Gianluca Andrisani, Leonardo Minelli Grazioli, Cesare Hassan, Isabella Costamagna, Mariachiara Campanale, Guido Costamagna
Cristiano Spada, Federico Barbaro, Gianluca Andrisani, Leonardo Minelli Grazioli, Cesare Hassan, Isabella Costamagna, Mariachiara Campanale, Guido Costamagna, Department of General Surgery, Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Spada C, Barbaro F, Minelli Grazioli L and Costamagna G designed the study; Andrisani G, Costamagna I and Campanale M made the literature search and the analysis of the results; Spada C, Barbaro F, Andrisani G, Minelli Grazioli L and Hassan C wrote the manuscript; all the Authors were involved in the revision process and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Cristiano Spada, MD, Department of General Surgery, Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, 8 Largo A Gemelli, 00168 Rome, Italy. cristianospada@gmail.com
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Received: June 18, 2014
Revised: August 1, 2014
Accepted: September 18, 2014
Published online: December 7, 2014
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Core tip: Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) allows a minimally invasive, painless colonic investigation without requiring intubation, insufflation or sedation. Indications for CCE are recommended by the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines that suggested CCE-2 can be used in average risk patients, in patients with a previous incomplete colonoscopy, in patients unwilling to perform a conventional colonoscopy or in those for whom colonoscopy is not possible or contraindicated. There are issues that still need to be clarified. In the present paper a revision of the literature is provided. Also potential applications and future needs will be discussed.