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Capsule endoscopy (CE) is the diagnostic technique of choice for the study of small bowel (SB) pathology. Its high diagnostic performance enables the identification of lesions that, even a few years ago, were under-diagnosed or discovered late. Initial studies in the esophagus showed low costeffectiveness for capsule endoscopy of the SB, with the exception of the study by Ramírez et al. with string-capsule endoscopy using the PillCam^® SB. Their study demonstrated a high cost-effectiveness, close to 100%, but it was not supported or validated by further studies.

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2013-09-11   |   437 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 78 Núm.2. Abril-Junio 2013 Pags. 55-56 Rev Gastroenterol Mex 2013; 78(2)