You could almost make a full length picture..that is if you don't mind looking at your intestines as being the leading actors and actresses...just one pill to swallow...and according to reports does a better job than X-Rays. BD
Studying and treating disorders of the digestive system might not be the most glamorous job.
But you'd never know it from talking with Dr. Fawaz Hakki, a gastroenterologist. These days, he's feeling like a movie director.
The feature presentation? It's a full-color video of the tight, twisted tunnels of a patient's small intestine.Capsule endoscopy is a breakthrough technology, originally developed in Israel, Hakki said. The capsule has been in use in the United States for about five years.After about eight hours - the time it takes for the capsule to move through the small intestine - the patient returns to the doctor's office, the recorder is removed from the patient and the information it contains is downloaded onto a computer for examination. Hakki said the procedure costs between $800 and $900, which includes the capsule, facility fee and doctor's fee.
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