Video Capsule Endoscopy

Video Capsule Endoscopy

Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE), also known as Capsule endoscopy, is a technique designed to allow doctors to visualize the most inaccessible parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The small bowel capsule is an ingestible camera in a pill, approximately the size of a large vitamin, which passes through the patient’s GI tract, taking thousands of digital images for the doctor’s review. The vast majority of capsule endoscopy studies are for visualization of the small bowel (intestine).