Understanding Capsule Endoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Capsule endoscopy is a test that uses a pill-sized camera that you swallow in order to examine the inside of the small intestine. The small intestine is the middle portion of your gastrointestinal tract, located between your stomach and your large intestine (colon). The small intestine is made up of three parts — the duodenum, jejunum and ileum.

Capsule endoscopy provides a way for your doctor to examine the inside of your small intestine. Most of the small intestine cannot be reached and inspected during a traditional upper endoscopy or colonoscopy exam. This makes it difficult to evaluate patients for problems that often occur within the small intestine, such as certain types of bleeding, inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s disease, and some tumors (e.g. polyps or cancers).