Intestinal endoscopy using capsule is a very modern technique invented to allow the examination of the small intestine, which is about six meters long, and can not be examined with traditional binoculars, such as gastroscope and colonoscopy.
This technique is used when there is a need to study the small intestine, such as chronic bleeding, whose origin is not known by traditional endoscopy, or diseases specifically affecting the intestines such as Crohn’s disease, Behçet disease, or small intestinal tumors.
The examination period lasts for 8 hours, during which the patient can practice his normal life. He may also take liquids two hours after the start of the examination and may eat a meal after 4 hours of the start of the examination.
The examination is very safe and foreshadows complications, unless there is a severe narrowing that may prevent the passage of the capsule, which is rare.
The capsule is released with stool within 12 to 24 hours without being noticed by the patient. And there is no need to search for them since all the information that was filmed have been stored in the receiver, and then the computer. The capsule is not reused.
It is noteworthy that this modern technology is an important scientific breakthrough in the diagnosis of micro bowel diseases.