The small bowel tumor diagnosis is often late, in the course of this affection, which is explained by the low number of tumors and crude symptomatology (abdominal pain, wight loss, queasiness, vomit, ocult bleeding of gastro-intestinal tract). There is no unique investigation method of the small bowel for patient suspect of SMT. Choices are either X-ray (CT-scan, enteroclysis etc.) or endoscopic (upper endoscopy, wireless video endoscopy etc.). It has not been decided upon the best strategy or the series of investigations. The patient usually requires full imagistic explorations; laparotomy being sometimes useful in the selection of a positive diagnosis.
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN THE X-RAY EXAMINATION OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT : The improvement of the diagnostic X-ray TV apparatus for gasro-intestinal tract (Some Technical Problems Concerned with the Radiography of Digestive Organs)