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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2015; 21(17): 5119-5130
Published online May 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5119
Published online May 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5119
Wireless endoscopy in 2020: Will it still be a capsule?
Anastasios Koulaouzidis, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Endoscopy Unit, EH16 4SA Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dimitris K Iakovidis, Department of Computer Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece, 35100 Lamia, Greece
Alexandros Karargyris, The National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20810, United States
Emanuele Rondonotti, Gastroenterology Department, Ospedale Valduce, 22100 Como, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: Koulaouzidis A has received research support from Given Imaging and SynMed UK, lecture honoraria from Dr Falk Pharma UK, and travel support from Abbott, Dr Falk Pharma UK, Almirall, and MSD. The rest of the authors declare no competing interests.
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Correspondence to: Anastasios Koulaouzidis, MD, FRPCE, FEBG, FACG, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Endoscopy Unit, 51 Little France Crescent, EH16 4SA Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. akoulaouzidis@hotmail.com
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Received: December 24, 2014
Peer-review started: December 31, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: January 26, 2015
Accepted: March 18, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 7, 2015
Peer-review started: December 31, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: January 26, 2015
Accepted: March 18, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 7, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Currently, the major problem of all existing commercial capsule devices is the lack of control of movement. In the future, with an interface application, the clinician will be able to stop and direct the device into points of interest for detailed inspection/diagnosis, and therapy delivery. This editorial presents current commercially-available new designs, European projects and delivery capsule and gives an overview of the progress required and progress that will be achieved - according to the opinion of the authors- in the next 5 year leading to 2020.