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Video Capsule Endoscopy in Children

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Almost all but the most proximal and distal segments of the small bowel are essentially out of range of standard endoscopes. Push enteroscopy generally allows visualization only of the proximal areas of the jejunum, up to about 150 cm distal to the pylorus. Moreover, the need for an overtube (15 mm) limits the applicability of this relatively invasive technique in children [1]. Intraoperative enteroscopy necessitates more invasive abdominal laparotomy or laparoscopy, with potential complications such as prolonged postoperative ileus, obstruction, perforation, and fistula formation [2]. Balloon-assisted enteroscopy is a novel method that has shown promising initial results for achieving complete enteroscopy and providing therapy without requiring laparotomy [3]. This technique generally entails a long period of manipulation, however, so general anesthesia is often needed. Moreover, its availability is limited, with little experience in pediatric patients reported to date [4]. Thus, the small bowel has been deemed the last unexplored frontier in terms of pediatric endoscopy [5].

The work was first published in 2006 by Springer Medizin Verlag Heidelberg with the following title: Atlas of Video Capsule Endoscopy.

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  1. McGill IBD Research Group, Digestive Lab, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ernest G. Seidman

  2. Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

    Gian Luigi de’ Angelis

  3. McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Anna Sant’Anna

  4. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Martha H. Dirks

  5. Centre for Pediatric Gastroenterology, The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, UK

    Michael Thomson

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Seidman, E.G., de’ Angelis, G.L., Sant’Anna, A., Dirks, M.H., Thomson, M. (2014). Video Capsule Endoscopy in Children. In: Keuchel, M., Hagenmüller, F., Tajiri, H. (eds) Video Capsule Endoscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44062-9_38

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