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Advantages and disadvantages of wireless capsule endoscopy
| Advantages |
| Non-invasive well-tolerated method |
| Allows direct visualization of distal and proximal parts of the small bowel (SBCE) and large bowel mucosa(CCE) |
| Disadvantages |
| High cost compared to other modalities |
| Inability of tissue sampling |
| Significant incompletion rate (15%-30%) |
| Risk of capsule retention (2.6%) |
| Risk of aspiration |
SBCE: Small bowel capsule endoscopy; CCE: Colon capsule endoscopy.
