[The role of capsule endoscopy in the study of XXXX . Critical analysis and observation of the first 50 cases].

@entity1 @entity1944 @entity1593 @entity548 @entity8884 @entity6522 @entity1313 @entity294 @entity31 @entity16 @entity344 @entity29 @entity30 @entity15809 @entity490 @entity1412 @entity360
The total visualization of the intestinal surface through wireless capsule endoscopy has furnished new insights for the diagnosis of @entity1944 . The length, difficulty of access and particular morphology of this region makes a correct diagnosis of @entity344 associated with @entity548 possible only in 5% of cases. Our study was aimed at assessing the clinical impact and diagnostic outcomes of wireless capsule endoscopy through analysis of the first 50 cases observed in our Endoscopy and Coloproctology Unit. Fifty @entity1 aged 23-85 years (mean age: 43.5) were selected for wireless endoscopy. The main indications were @entity1 with a suspected or established diagnosis of @entity29 or @entity8884 , @entity490 , chronic @entity294 and obscure @entity548 . @entity1 with a clinical or radiological diagnosis of @entity344 , @entity15809 , or @entity6522 were excluded from the study. In 2 out of 8 @entity1 with @entity490 , erosions of the intestinal wall were detected, while in the only @entity1 with @entity360 a neoplastic lesion of the right colon was accidentally diagnosed. As far as @entity29 is concerned, in all the cases of established diagnosis of @entity31 no small bowel lesions were visible at wireless endoscopy, while all the cases with silent @entity30 of the terminal ileum were confirmed. No cases of @entity1313 of the small bowel were recorded in our series either in @entity1593 @entity1 or in @entity1 with @entity1412 . In @entity1593 @entity1 (N = 24) wireless capsule endoscopy allowed accurate definition of the extent of the @entity16 . On the basis of our preliminary experience wireless capsule endoscopy would appear to warrant an important role in the management of @entity1 with small bowel diseases, supplementing information obtained with other diagnostic techniques.
