Examples of such causes include angiodysplasia or angioectasia, small bowel Crohn's disease and small bowel malignancy. Intraoperative endoscopy ... which may lead to capsule retention.
A new procedure using tiny cameras inside a pill to help detect bowel cancer is to be tested in North Yorkshire. Health bosses said the ColoCap study would see up to 1,000 patients swallow the ...
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.