Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is being increasingly used to investigate small bowel pathology. It is the gold standard for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and iron deficiency anemia. VCE has ...

A small bowel capsule endoscopy can examine the part of the bowel that other tests such as endoscopy or colonoscopy might not always reach. You might have a capsule endoscopy if you have symptoms of ...

The newly approved camera capsule, also known as capsule endoscopy, gives doctors images of the small intestine never before available. A patient swallows the pill and, for eight hours ...

A recent study by Yuya Ogino and colleagues created a scoring model for early Crohn's disease (CD) diagnosis based on results ...

Guided capsule endoscopy could pave the way for the future of endoscopic examination of the stomach, according to the findings of a feasibility study by Jean-Francois Rey and colleagues.

In January 2025, CapsoVision, Inc. announced that its CapsoCam Plus® capsule endoscopy system received FDA approval for remote ingestion, enabling patients to take the capsule at home under virtual ...

Capsule endoscopy has revolutionized the investigation of small-bowel disease and seems to be superior to scintigraphy and conventional procedures for small-bowel evaluation. Nevertheless ...

In recent years, Dr. Aryasingha has seen ‘capsule endoscopy’ become increasingly popular. The device used in Sri Lanka allows doctors to examine the small intestine, which is approximately 25 feet in ...

Using just a single image taken by a capsule endoscopy camera ... The capsule follows the movements of the intestine, progressing in fits and starts. Sometimes the camera suddenly zooms past ...

On either side of the capsule there are wax plugs, in which there are a few holes that allow intestinal fluid to enter and dissolve the content, thereby dividing the capsule into small particles.