"Capsule Endoscopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pill sized videocamera encased in a capsule. It is designed to be swallowed and subsequently traverse the gastrointestinal tract while transmitting diagnostic images along the way.
| Descriptor ID |
D053705
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.220.260.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Capsule Endoscopes- Capsule Endoscopes
- Capsule Endoscope
- Endoscope, Capsule
- Endoscopes, Capsule
- Video Capsule Endoscopes
- Capsule Endoscope, Video
- Capsule Endoscopes, Video
- Endoscope, Video Capsule
- Endoscopes, Video Capsule
- Video Capsule Endoscope
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsule Endoscopes" by people in Profiles.
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Wireless capsule endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Dec; 78(6):805-815.
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Equipment for pediatric endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jul; 76(1):8-17.
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The role of endoscopy in the management of obscure GI bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Sep; 72(3):471-9.