Open AccessScreening pre-bariatric surgery patients for esophageal disease with esophageal capsule endoscopy
Author(s) -
Ashish Shah,
Erica Boettcher,
Marianne Fahmy,
Thomas J. Savides,
Santiago Horgan,
Garth R. Jacobsen,
Bryan J. Sandler,
Michael Sedrak,
Denise Kalmaz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6188
Subject(s) - esophagogastroduodenoscopy , medicine , hiatal hernia , gastroenterology , esophagitis , esophagus , reflux , barrett's esophagus , gerd , endoscopy , gold standard (test) , reflux esophagitis , capsule endoscopy , pylorus , surgery , stomach , disease , cancer , adenocarcinoma
To determine if esophageal capsule endoscopy (ECE) is an adequate diagnostic alternative to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in pre-bariatric surgery patients.