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What is Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy?

Capsule endoscopy is done with a video capsule that enables the physician to examine your entire small intestine. The patient ingests a vitamin-pill sized video capsule, which has its own camera and light source.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 0

See 1 patient currently having Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

Hospitalization 1

Report created on May 28, 2012.