Fleischer David
Joint Meeting AGA-JSGE, Endoscopic Imaging and Therapy, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Jul;3(7 Suppl 1):S30-2. doi: 10.1016/s1542-3565(05)00261-2.
Capsule endoscopy was conceived in the late 1980s by an electrico-optical engineer and first used in human beings clinically during the last 5 years. Already it has changed the management of small bowel diseases and is beginning to be used in the esophagus. Developments are under way to use the capsule in a wider range of clinical conditions. The literature has advanced from case series to outcome studies. The utility of capsule endoscopy is reviewed here.
胶囊内镜由一位电光工程师于20世纪80年代末构想出来，并于过去5年开始在临床上首次应用于人体。它已经改变了小肠疾病的治疗方式，并且开始应用于食管疾病。目前正在进行相关研发，以便在更广泛的临床情况下使用该胶囊。相关文献已经从病例系列研究发展到疗效研究。本文对胶囊内镜的应用进行综述。
