You may have heard of a popular procedure, called endoscopy, which allows your doctor to see inside of your digestive tract. But have you ever heard of capsule endoscopy? Imagine swallowing a miniature camera enclosed in a capsule shell that travels through your GI tract, capturing detailed images along the way. This is called capsule
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What Is Camera Endoscopy?
When you experience problems in your digestive system, one way to diagnose what is going on is through an endoscopy. This procedure involves a long, thin, flexible tube with a camera and a light inserted into your digestive tract. If this makes your stomach turn, there exists an alternative that might be more tolerable: camera
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The location of the small intestine can make it difficult to examine by way of a traditional endoscopy or colonoscopy. Should your doctor need to examine your small intestine, they may recommend a capsule endoscopy. Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that is used to examine the esophagus and the small intestine. The capsule is a
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An endoscopy is a procedure carried out by a gastroenterologist to examine the upper GI tract. It is used in the diagnosis, and sometimes treatment, of conditions affecting the upper GI system. An endoscopy uses an imaging technique to visualize the esophagus or stomach. Most people are unaware of this procedure until they develop symptoms
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Understanding the differences among the various types of gastro-procedures may sometimes feel overwhelming. Simply put, a capsule endoscopy, occasionally called the “pill-cam” is different from conventional tube endoscopy because the type of camera used in the procedure. When a colonoscopy or upper GI endoscopy cannot determine the cause of an issue within the digestive system,
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