Abstract
Capsule endoscopy (CE) is the only non-invasive diagnostic tool that enables the direct visualization of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Even though CE was initially developed for small-bowel investigation, its clinical application is expanding, and technological advances continue. The final iteration of CE will be a mouth to anus (M2A) capsule that investigates the entire GI tract by the ingestion of a single capsule. This narrative review describes the current developmental status of CE and discusses the possibility of realizing an M2A capsule and what needs to be overcome in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1367 |
| Journal | Diagnostics |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2021 |
Keywords
- Active locomotion
- Capsule endoscopy
- Gastrointestinal tract
- M2A capsule
- Pan-endoscopy