Capsule Endoscopy
Pre-operation Preparation | Procedures | Post-examination Instructions | Possible Risks and Complications
Capsule Endoscopy is a procedure involves swallowing a small capsule that is able to transmit the images from the digestive tract wirelessly. The capsule is the size of a large pill which contains a wireless camera. Through the capsule, the doctor can visualize esophagus, stomach, proximal small bowel, and colon directly. There are three types of capsule available: oesophageal capsule, small bowel capsule and colon capsule. This procedure significant helps diagnose the gastrointestinal conditions that develop inside the digestive tract such as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, small-bowel polyps, neoplasia and celiac disease. In general, the capsule will be passed naturally during bowel elimination within 8 hours after the procedure.
Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny wireless camera to take pictures of your digestive tract. A capsule endoscopy camera sits inside a vitamin-size capsule you swallow. The capsule is swallowed by patients, and then it takes as many as 60,000 images before exiting the body. A sensor belt is strapped around a patient’s waist, with a data recorder in a pouch. This data recorder then stores all the images received by the sensors in real time.
Pre-operation Preparation
Procedures
Post-examination Instructions
Advices on discharge
Possible Risks and Complications