Capsule Endoscopy & Manometry:
Capsule Endoscopy helps your physician determine the cause for recurrent or persistent symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, bleeding or anemia, in cases where other diagnostic procedures have failed to determine the reason for your symptoms. In certain chronic gastrointestinal diseases, this procedure can help to evaluate the extent to which your small intestine is involved or to monitor the effect of therapeutics.
In preparation for this procedure the specific instructions are available in the
FORMS section of our web-site. This procedure is only performed at our office by our medical professionals.
What is it?A Capsule Endoscopy enables your doctor to examine the three portions (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) of your small intestine. Your doctor will use a vitamin-pill sized video capsule as an endoscope, which has its own camera and light source. Our medical professional, will review the process with you and set up the arrays. While the video capsule travels through your body, images are sent to a data recorder which you wear on a waist belt (for approximately 8 hours). Most patients consider the test comfortable and are able to complete normal activities of daily living activities. At the end of the procedure you will need to return to our office to return the data recorder and sensor array. Afterwards, your doctor will view the images on a video monitor.
Usually within two weeks after completing the procedure your physician will notify you of the results.
Additional information is available at our office through our medical professionals.
You must not drive a car, operate heavy machinery or make important decisions until the following day. Therefore, you will need to have someone available to drive you home.