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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
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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