While an EGD can view the first 3 feet of the digestive system, and a colonoscopy the last 5 to 6 feet, there still remains about 12 to 20 feet of small intestine we can’t see easily. Highly trained specialists at The GastroEnterology Center offer an innovative solution, called capsule endoscopy. The capsule is a miniaturized camera in a pill form, which snaps about 50,000 pictures as it takes an 8-hour trip through the digestive tract.
Capsule endoscopy allows our gastroenterologists to view otherwise unreachable areas of the small bowel to diagnose:
While capsule endoscopy cannot take biopsies and does not replace EGD and colonoscopy for more detailed images of the stomach or colon, it can be a useful and important diagnostic tool for many of our gastroenterology patients.
Capsule Endoscopy Consent (303 KB)
During Capsule Endoscopy Instructions (384 KB)
Patient Responsibilities Acknowledgement (119 KB)
Post-Capsule Endoscopy Instructions (348 KB)
Pre-Capsule Ingestion Instructions (1284 KB)
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