Performance of capsule endoscopy for the detection of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors in familial carcinoid: a prospective single-site study

Small-bowel neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are slow growing, clinically silent tumors whose prognosis depends on disease stage. Members of kindreds with a familial form of small intestinal NETs (SI-NETs) represent a high-risk population for whom early detection improves disease outcome. Our aim was to determine the utility of small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SB-CE) for screening high-risk asymptomatic relatives from kindreds with familial carcinoid.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research