Shamir Raanan, Eliakim Rami
Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Bat Galim, Haifa 91360, Israel.
World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jul 14;14(26):4152-5. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4152.
Wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) for the investigation of the small bowel is an approved technique both in adults and children (more than 10 years old). The present review provides data on the indications, diagnostic yield, adverse events and limitations of the WCE technique in children and tries to predict the future of WCE usage in this population of patients.
用于小肠检查的无线胶囊内镜(WCE)在成人和儿童(10岁以上)中都是一种已获批准的技术。本综述提供了关于WCE技术在儿童中的适应症、诊断率、不良事件和局限性的数据,并试图预测该技术在这一患者群体中的未来应用情况。