| Theme |
New developments in capsule/balloon-assisted endoscopy |
| Title |
Current status of and forecasts for Self-Propelling Capsule Endoscopy |
| Author |
Takanori Kuramoto |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Sadaharu Nouda |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Munetaka Iguchi |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Kazuhiro Ota |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Yuichi Kojima |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Toshihisa Takeuchi |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Takuya Inoue |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Eiji Umegaki |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| Author |
Kazuhide Higuchi |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College |
| [ Summary ] |
Capsule endoscopes cannot be controlled in terms of the velocity of their movement. Occasionally they do not allow the examiner to observe lesions from the desired direction in real time. To overcome this disadvantage, we developed a self-propelling capsule endoscope (SPCE) which is moved by magnetic fields and is used for examination of the digestive tract in real time. We previously reported that the SPCE was used to observe the stomach of a dog in vivo under sedation. It would be controllable in the human stomach or colon, and would make it possible to observe the whole human digestive tract.
The current status of and forecasts for development of Self-Propelling Capsule Endoscopy are presented. |