Capsule Endoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Modern endoscopic techniques have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus[1], stomach, and duodenum) and the colon. The last remaining frontier has been the small intestine.

The small intestine has been a difficult organ in which to make diagnoses and treat without performing surgery. Radiological procedures, specifically the upper GI series[2] with small bowel follow-through, which involves following swallowed barium as it passes through the intestine with X-ray films, have been available for diagnosis, but these radiological procedures are time-consuming and are not accurate in identifying small tumors and other subtle abnormalities of the small intestine. The demand for improved capabilities in the small intestine has b...