Capsule endoscopy or Pillcam | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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A capsule endoscopy (often referred to as pillcam) is a small pill with a camera inside and is used to inspect the inside of the small bowel. It is most often used to find a cause or site of  gastrointestinal bleeding that  was not able to be identified on a gastroscopy or colonoscopy

The test involves swallowing a capsule, which is about the size of a large vitamin pill. This capsule takes photos as it travels through your small bowel which are then transmitted to a recorder which is worn  around your waist. The capsule takes images for approximately 8 hours, by which time it would have passed from the small bowel into the colon. You will eventually pass the pillcam unnoticed when you have a bowel action and it does not need to be retrieved.

There is a small risk (approximately 1 ...