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Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is a noninvasive, painless, swallowed endoscopic technique that is able to explore the colon without requiring sedation and gas insufflation.

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  1. Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

    Cristiano Spada

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Samuel Adler

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China

    Zhaoshen Li

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China

    Zhuan Liao

  3. Gastroenterology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Mark McAlindon

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Spada, C., Adler, S. (2014). Colon Capsule Endoscopy. In: Li, Z., Liao, Z., McAlindon, M. (eds) Handbook of Capsule Endoscopy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9229-5_5

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