Rahman I, Patel P, Boger P, Thomson M, Afzal NA. Utilisation of magnets to enhance gastrointestinal endoscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(19): 1306-1310 [PMID: 26722611 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i19.1306]
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Dr. Nadeem Ahmad Afzal, MBBS, MRCP, MRCPCH, MD, Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Southampton, Room EG244, G Floor, Mailpoint 44, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom. n.afzal@soton.ac.uk
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 25, 2015; 7(19): 1306-1310 Published online Dec 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i19.1306
Utilisation of magnets to enhance gastrointestinal endoscopy
Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Mike Thomson, Nadeem Ahmad Afzal
Imdadur Rahman, Praful Patel, Philip Boger, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Mike Thomson, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, the Children’s Hospital Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TH, United Kingdom
Nadeem Ahmad Afzal, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors have contributed to the manuscript; Rahman I and Patel P were involved in conception of the editorial, literature review, writing and revising of paper for final submission; Boger P, Thomson M and Afzal NA were involved in writing and revising of paper for final submission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest to report.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dr. Nadeem Ahmad Afzal, MBBS, MRCP, MRCPCH, MD, Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Southampton, Room EG244, G Floor, Mailpoint 44, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom. n.afzal@soton.ac.uk
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Received: June 2, 2015 Peer-review started: June 3, 2015 First decision: August 8, 2015 Revised: October 16, 2015 Accepted: November 13, 2015 Article in press: November 17, 2015 Published online: December 25, 2015 Processing time: 202 Days and 16 Hours
Abstract
Methods to assess, access and treat pathology within the gastrointestinal tract continue to evolve with video endoscopy replacing radiology as the gold standard. Whilst endoscope technology develops further with the advent of newer higher resolution chips, an array of adjuncts has been developed to enhance endoscopy in other ways; most notable is the use of magnets. Magnets are utilised in many areas, ranging from endoscopic training, lesion resection, aiding manoeuvrability of capsule endoscopes, to assisting in easy placement of tubes for nutritional feeding. Some of these are still at an experimental stage, whilst others are being increasingly incorporated in our everyday practice.
Core tip: Magnetic technology is being incorporated into many aspects of endoscopy from diagnostic procedures to assisting in therapeutic interventions. Here we summarise some of the more exciting innovations and the potential future roles magnets will play in this field.
