Capsule Endoscopy

David J. Hass, MD, FACGYale University School of MedicineDivision of Digestive DiseasesDirector of Endoscopy, Yale New Haven Hospital – Saint Raphael CampusGastroenterology Center of Connecticut, P.C.Hamden, CTUSA 

The History and Development of the Small Bowel Capsule/Comparison of Current Available Capsule Platforms.- SBCE Indications and Contraindications - and the Logistics of Administering the Capsule - Preps, Prokinetics, Retention.- Difficult Populations - Dysphagia/Partial SBOs/ICDs/Pediatrics.- Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure Ganstrointestinal Bleeding.-The Utility of Capsule Endoscopy in Crohn's disease.- The Role of Capsule Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease and Refractory Diarrhea.- Becoming an Efficient and Effective Reader of Capsule Endoscopy in Screening and Surveillance of Small Bowel Polyposis Syndromes and Masses.- How to Read a Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Study.- Normal versus Abnormal CE Images.- Colon Capsule and the Future of Capsule Endoscopy. 

"This book covers everything from indications for SBCE to the utility in various disease states and how to read SBCE efficiently and effectively. ... This is a quality book that will prove useful and relevant to anyone practicing in the field of gastroenterology, particularly those using capsule endoscopy. It is easy to read and a more comprehensive treatment of the subject than found in other resources on the web or in chapters in other books." (Nicole E. Pisapia, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2017)