McGoran, JJ;
McAlindon, ME;
Iyer, PG;
Seibel, EJ;
Haidry, R;
Lovat, LB;
Sami, SS;
(2019)
Miniature gastrointestinal endoscopy: Now and the future.
World Journal of Gastroenterology
, 25
(30)
pp. 4051-4060.
10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4051.
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Abstract
Since its original application, gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has undergone many innovative transformations aimed at expanding the scope, safety, accuracy, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of this area of clinical practice. One method of achieving this has been to reduce the caliber of endoscopic devices. We propose the collective term "Miniature GI Endoscopy". In this Opinion Review, the innovations in this field are explored and discussed. The progress and clinical use of the three main areas of miniature GI endoscopy (ultrathin endoscopy, wireless endoscopy and scanning fiber endoscopy) are described. The opportunities presented by these technologies are set out in a clinical context, as are their current limitations. Many of the positive aspects of miniature endoscopy are clear, in that smaller devices provide access to potentially all of the alimentary canal, while conferring high patient acceptability. This must be balanced with the costs of new technologies and recognition of device specific challenges. Perspectives on future application are also considered and the efforts being made to bring new innovations to a clinical platform are outlined. Current devices demonstrate that miniature GI endoscopy has a valuable place in investigation of symptoms, therapeutic intervention and screening. Newer technologies give promise that the potential for enhancing the investigation and management of GI complaints is significant.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Miniature gastrointestinal endoscopy: Now and the future |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4051 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4051 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Capsule endoscopy, Single fiber endoscopy, Ultrathin endoscopy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Targeted Intervention |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080496 |
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