Current indications for capsule endoscopy in adults
| In the small bowel Finding the source of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding |
| Evaluating iron-deficiency anemia in which a gastrointestinal source is suspected and upper and lower endoscopy are negative |
| Crohn disease: diagnosis and surveillance of disease activity |
| Celiac disease: diagnosis and evaluation of refractory disease |
| Assessing mucosal healing |
| Surveillance of polyposis syndrome |
| Diagnosing small-bowel tumors |
| Detecting arteriovenous malformation |
| Evaluating drug-induced injury, eg, from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| In the esophagusa Diagnosing Barrett esophagus Diagnosing variceal bleeding |
| In the colon Screening in cases of incomplete colonoscopy Screening in patients at high risk from sedation, pain medications, and anesthetics |
↵a Capsule endoscopy is used if upper-gastrointestinal endoscopy cannot be tolerated.