ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE
THE ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE is a little invasive exam that has the goal to mainly evaluate the small intestine. For its performance, it’s used a sophisticated system that involves transducers, a recorder and a capsule, which is swallowed by the patient. This capsule will be responsible for the acquirement of images and their transfer to the recorder. The recorded images are transmitted to a central of computers, and its sequence results in a film.
The examination average duration time is from 6 to 8 hours, and might be performed in an outpatient character with the patient’s hospitalization. In most cases, it’s not necessary to perform an endoscopy to place the capsule.
Is presents the great advantage to not need sedation, doesn’t inflate and neither distend the organs, and acquire nearly 50 thousand high definition images of the small intestine during nearly 8 hours of exam.
The patients that use hypertensive medications must use them at the usual time and swallow them with a small portion of water. Diabetic patients that are using oral medications won’t be able to use them at the examination day. In case of insulin’s use, it’ll have to be administered half of its usual doses. It’s not necessary to dismiss anticoagulants.
THE ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE DOESN’T PERFORM PROCEDURES, BUT, IF IT IDENTIFIES LESIONS, IT’LL GUIDE THE BEST WAY TO EVALUATE IT AND ITS TREATMENT.
THE COMPLICATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND, WHEN THEY OCCUR, IT’S GENERALLY DUE ITS RETENTION. THE RETENTION MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY IN PATIENTS WITH A HISTORIC OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES WITH STENOSIS.
THE RESULT MUST BE WITHDRAWN BY THE PATIENT OR RESPONSIBLE AT THE SCHEDULED DATE.