...Yaron Niv Capsule endoscopy is the most recent innovation in gastrointestinal endoscopy. The capsule contains a video camera that photographs the bowel for 8 h after the capsule has been orally ingested and transmits the images for interpretation to a computerized workstation. Ethical...

...Anthony Axon; Majid Hassan; Yaron Niv; Christoph Beglinger; Theodore Rokkas Ethical and legal implications arise both when seeking a second medical opinion and when providing one. There has been debate as to whether a second opinion for a patient is a right or a concession and whilst today most...

... (DDW), for the years 1998–2006. We used the following keywords: ethical/ethically, legal, consent, cost-effective/effectiveness, care, quality and tolerable/tolerability. Results: Over the study period, 1,612/20,018 (8.05%) and 764/45,628 (1.67%) abstracts including the above keywords were presented...

...M.A. Reymond; R. Steinert; J. Escourrou; G. Fourtanier Ethical, legal and economic framework issues concerning human samples, genetic data and bioresources are rapidly evolving. In most cases, international standards have not been defined. National legislations on the use and exploitation of human...

... be questioned in some cases, as Helicobacter pylori- positive individuals are included as well. Problems arise from several fields, e.g. safety, financial compensation, incomplete ethical votes, lack of documentation, lack of defining limitations, overuse of invasive procedures. This article will discuss...

... dissatisfied. Strategies to improve the rate of reading this document may increase patient satisfaction. Consent Endoscopy Ethics Medicolegal 14 1 2003 © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel 2003 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may...

... (Normal) Population Ethically Justifiable? M. Keighleya R. Arnoldb aDepartment of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, and bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany Key Words Colorectal cancer W Low-risk population...

.... In the 21st century, modern medical ethics still reflects some of this traditional thinking even though the responsibility for formulating ethical guidance increasingly falls to policy-makers, lawyers and theoreticians rather than doctors. Ethical concepts are also increasingly interwoven with contemporaneous...

... gastrostomy Ethics Dysphagia Eating disorder Decision making Nutritional support © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel 2003 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any...