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More on capsule endoscopy regarding Celiac:

Steve


Celiac Disease Center at Columbia
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York - Presbyterian Hospital
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

3-12-2004


THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY



The 3rd International Conference on Capsule Endoscopy

was held in Miami, Florida on February 29th to March 3rd.

There were 350 attendees at the conference, half from the

United States.

The majority of the presentations were related to the

evaluation of gastrointestinal bleeding originating in

the small intestine, the currently approved indication

for video capsule endoscopy (VCE) in the United States.

Among the 71 lectures and presentations there were 3

on the role of capsule endoscopy in celiac disease.

Dr Green gave a presentation on "Celiac disease:

the emerging role of capsule endoscopy" in which

he reported on a study of 47 patients, performed in

collaboration with Drs Moshe Rubin and Andrea Culiford

at Columbia University Medical Center. The study involved

patients with complicated or poorly responsive celiac disease.

In addition there were presentations about VCE and celiac

disease from Finland and Germany.

VCE allows thousands of images of the small intestine to be

taken.   Until now the small intestine has remained relatively

inaccessible to gastroenterologists.

The exact role of VCE in celiac disease is not established.

However, there is potential for VCE to have an important role

in the diagnosis and management of celiac disease.

We are currently studying the subject. Only when there are

published studies on the topic will celiac disease be included

as an indication for VCE and be appropriately reimbursed

by insurance companies.

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