Gastric examination by guided capsule endoscopy: a new era

When it was first introduced in 2000,1 capsule endoscopy was a breakthrough for the field, enabling detailed exploration of the small bowel. With traditional radiology, the small bowel was the least visible part of the gastrointestinal tract. Colon capsule endoscopy, although it has been shown to be effective, has little clinical use due to the effectiveness of colonoscopy, which not only detects but also removes colonic polyps; capsule endoscopy is only a diagnostic tool.