Capsule Endoscopy for the Diagnosis of Suspected Small Bowel Bleeding
P. P. Polyakov,
A. Ya. Alimetov,
A. V. Onopriev,
A. V. Avakimyan,
A. Kh. Kade,
S. A. Zanin,
E. S. Zanina,
Z. S. Popov,
A. I. Trofimenko,
Z. T. Jndoyan,
A. A. Avagimyan https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2023-26-3-121-128
Abstract
This review discusses the role of capsule endoscopy in diagnosing suspected small bowel bleeding and compares guidelines of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG), and the consensus document of 4 Japanese medical societies. European and North American experts recommend capsule endoscopy as a first-line diagnostic modality for suspected small bowel bleeding without life-threatening signs in adult patients when ileocolonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy failed to be informative. Japanese experts, on the contrary, prefer cross-sectional imaging “from the chest to the pelvis” and consider capsule endoscopy as an alternative.
About the Authors
P. P. Polyakov
Kuban State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel P. Polyakov, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor
Department of General and Clinical Pathophysiology
350063
ulitsa M. Sedina 4
Krasnodar
A. Ya. Alimetov
Klinika A Medical Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anar Ya. Alimetov, Surgeon
Krasnodar
A. V. Onopriev
Kuban State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexandr V. Onopriev, Professor
Surgery Department No. 1, Faculty of Continuing Professional Development and Retraining
Krasnodar
A. V. Avakimyan
Klinika A Medical Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey V. Avakimyan, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Chief Physician
Krasnodar
A. Kh. Kade
Kuban State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Azamat Kh. Kade, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department
Department of General and Clinical Pathophysiology
Krasnodar
S. A. Zanin
Kuban State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey A. Zanin, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor
Department of General and Clinical Pathophysiology
Krasnodar
E. S. Zanina
Kuban State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina S. Zanina, 5th Year Student
Faculty of General Medicine
Krasnodar
Z. S. Popov
Kuban State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zakhar S. Popov, 6th Year Student
Faculty of General Medicine
Krasnodar
A. I. Trofimenko
Kuban State Medical University; Scientific Research Institute – Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artem I. Trofimenko, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor
Department of General and Clinical Pathophysiology
Krasnodar
Z. T. Jndoyan
Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi; Mikaelyan University Clinical Hospital
Armenia
Armenia
Zinaida T. Jndoyan, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department
Internal Disease Propedeutics Department
Yerevan
A. A. Avagimyan
Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi
Armenia
Armenia
Ashot A. Avagimyan, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor
Department of Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Morphology
Yerevan
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