international CApsule endoscopy REsearch (iCARE) Group
iCARE aims to bring together all those interested in capsule endoscopy and facilitate clinical and technological research by promoting scientific collaborations, exchanging ideas, and strengthening professional relationships between practitioners across Europe in clinical capsule endoscopy and related research fields.
Everyone wishing to improve quality in capsule endoscopy is welcome to join us. Please contact the Secretariat for more information.
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Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality original research articles, reviews and scholarly commentary on innovative studies across all areas of gastrointestinal endoscopy, with a strong focus on diagnostic and therapeutic advances.
A message from the President
It is a great honour for me to take over from Professor Anastasios (Tassos) Koulaouzidis as President of iCARE.
iCARE was envisaged in 2021 and now has over 180 members from 21 countries. We are delighted that in the last two years we have had three publications pertaining to small bowel endoscopy and that membership continues to grow. We have had a standalone iCARE symposium at the REFLECT meeting in September 2025 in Denmark and at the UEG Week, October 2025, in Berlin. But there is still work to be done.
During my tenure, I hope to expand iCARE’s educational offering and to strive for expansion of multinational research endeavours, led by our Scientific Committee, and to improve recognition of iCARE at an international level.
Our new Governing Board members reflect gender balance, inclusivity and diversity. We are looking for the promotion of younger talent, expansion, collaboration and much more with fellow small bowel experts, corporate organisations and industry. To all our iCARE members and readers, please get in touch with your ideas and scientific proposals. I look forward to hearing from you.
Honorary member
Professor Xavier Dray welcomes Professor Paul Swain as the inaugural honorary member of iCARE.
Professor Paul Swain FRCP (UK) is the first honorary member of iCARE, in recognition of a lifetime of service and invention in capsule endoscopy.
Latest iCARE articles on PubMed
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: A European multicenter cohort study.
Becq A, Bisdorff A, Riccioni ME, et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2025;57(2):603-608. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2024.10.001
Background and aim: Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare congenital vascular entity, mainly characterized by cutaneous and gastrointestinal venous malformations. BRBNS remains relatively unexplored and only limited descriptive data is available. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features, diagnostic work-up and therapeutic management in current practice.
Evaluation of Colon Capsule Utilisation in Europe—CAPTURE EU Survey Findings.
Lei II, Robertson A, Koulaouzidis A, Arasaradnam R, et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(1):99.
Background/Objectives: Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is a non-invasive method for visualising the colon, but its clinical adoption has been slow. Although the COVID-19 pandemic reignited interest in CCE, its role in conventional gastrointestinal investigations remains unclear, leading to varied practices across Europe. This highlights the need for a comprehensive understanding of diverse approaches to CCE in clinical practice.
Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Placement of CapsuleEndoscopy to Investigate the Small Bowel: a Multicentric European RetrospectiveSeries of 630 Procedures in Adult Patients.
Ouazana S, Baltes P, Toth E, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024;100(3):492–500.
Background and aims: Small bowel (SB) capsule endoscopy (CE) is a first line procedure for exploring the SB. Endoscopic GastroIntestinal PlacemenT (EGIPT) of SB CE is sometimes necessary. While the experience of EGIPT is large in pediatric populations, we aimed to describe the safety, efficacy and outcomes of EGIPT of SB CE in adult patients.
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