Capsule Endoscope

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure to evaluate the lining of the small intestine using a small pill size camera.  The capsule endoscope is a small video camera within a vitamin size capsule which is swallowed.  After swallowing, you can resume your normal activities while wearing some data recording equipment.  After 8 hours, you bring the data recording equipment back to our office.  Later, our physicians will review the images of your small intestine on a computer with special software.  We will contact you within a few days with results after our physicians have viewed the images.

Further information about capsule endoscopy is available at www.givenimaging.com