“…The endoscopist is in effect introducing a foreign body, the capsule endoscope, into the GI tract. In foreign body removal, endoscopy textbooks recommend keeping the foreign body tight against the endoscope so that the endoscope and foreign body move as a unit (15). We suggest that it is reasonable to adhere to these principles of foreign body removal in the case of capsule introduction.…”
The use of the RT viewer for endoscopic deployment of WCE is an effective technique to improve visualization of capsule placement in the pediatric population.
“…The endoscopist is in effect introducing a foreign body, the capsule endoscope, into the GI tract. In foreign body removal, endoscopy textbooks recommend keeping the foreign body tight against the endoscope so that the endoscope and foreign body move as a unit (15). We suggest that it is reasonable to adhere to these principles of foreign body removal in the case of capsule introduction.…”
The use of the RT viewer for endoscopic deployment of WCE is an effective technique to improve visualization of capsule placement in the pediatric population.
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