Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 839-863, October 2005

Colonoscopy: New Designs for the Future

Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, St Mary's Hospital, 41 Willow Road, London NW3 1TN, UK

The main purpose of this article is to outline various devices of varying practicality that have been described that might allow the examination of the colon by other means. These methods include tip propulsion by various methods, robotics, wireless endoscopy, free capsule endoscopy, specialized overtube use, and toposcopy.

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PII: S1052-5157(05)00063-2

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2005.08.015

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 839-863, October 2005

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