Latest camera from Olympus that’s called Capsule Endoscope. This is the altervative to the cable optic fibre that has a camera at the end of it. It must be swallowed by the patient.
A significant proportion of the population suffers from organic diseases in the small bowel such as Crohn´s disease, celiac disease, intestinal tumors, polyposis and vascular disorders. As the small intestine is to a large extent a “diagnostic gap”, the diagnosis of diseases in the small intestine is often delayed, incomplete or the suspected diagnosis remains unconfirmed despite multiple diagnostic procedures. (via)
