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Endoscopic diagnosis of small intestinal diseases

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The technological development in endoscopy is directed toward improved accuracy of the diagnoses of novel diseases. The capsule endoscope and balloon-assisted endoscope are examples of such technological development. By these novel technologies, the small intestine can be examined in more detail. Therefore, an increasing number of novel diseases have been discovered, requiring the establishment of diagnosis and treatment strategies for these unknown diseases. In particular, obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn’s disease, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy are of great interest to endoscopists. The capsule endoscope is the best method for screening the small intestine; however, the development of supporting methods such as the patency capsule is eagerly desired.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) to Y. Naito (no. 22590705) and by an Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through target-driven R&D to Y. Naito (no. AS2114020E) from the Japan Science and Technology Agency.

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    Osamu Handa, Yuji Naito, Tetsuya Okayama, Naohisa Yoshida, Kazuhiro Kamada, Kazuhiro Katada, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Takeshi Ishikawa, Tomohisa Takagi, Hideyuki Konishi, Nobuaki Yagi, Satoshi Kokura & Toshikazu Yoshikawa

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Handa, O., Naito, Y., Okayama, T. et al. Endoscopic diagnosis of small intestinal diseases. Clin J Gastroenterol 6, 94–98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-013-0364-3

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