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A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Detecting Functional Patency of the Small Bowel: the Given Patency Capsule

DOI

148

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0

References

2005

Year

C. Spada, Gianluca Spera, Maria Elena Riccioni, Livia Biancone, Lucio Petruzziello, A. Tringali, Pietro Familiari, Michele Marchese, Gonca Önder, Massimiliano Mutignani,
Endoscopy

Abstract

This feasibility study has shown that the Given patency capsule is a safe, effective, and convenient tool for assessment of functional patency of the small bowel. It can indicate functional patency even in cases where traditional radiology indicates stricture.