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Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is a non-invasive procedure in which a small capsule containing a video camera, light, transmitter, and batteries is swallowed and passed through the GI tract while video recording the mucosa of the small intestine. These images are transmitted by a radiofrequency signal to a data recorder attached to the patient’s body. After approximately eight hours the capsule is excreted and the recorded data is downloaded to a computer where, with the use of software, it can be viewed, edited and reported. Wireless capsule endoscopy is intended for patients with small intestine disease who have obscure bleeding, in addition to GI symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea; and whose diagnosis remains unknown following standard radiology and endoscopy.

27 Jan 2017

By Ronny Allan

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Endoscopy for NETs – taking the camera to the tumour

Awareness, Living with Neuroendocrine CancerAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, Biopsy, Bronchoscopy, Camera pill, Capsule endoscopy, Carcinoid crisis, Carcinoid tumour, CLO test, Colonoscopy, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), Endoscopy, Gastroscopy, Helicobacter pylori, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Pancreatic cancer, Sigmoidoscopy, Surgery

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email An Endoscopy is a procedure where the inside of your body is examined using an instrument called an endoscope. This is a long, thin, flexible tube that has a light source and camera at one end. Images of the inside of your body are relayed to a television screen. Endoscopes can be inserted into the body through a natural opening, such as the mouth and down the throat, or through the bottom. The mouth route is more accurately called a Gastroscopy…