Unlocking the Secrets of Your Small Intestine: The Role of Videocapsule Endoscopy

Unlocking the Secrets of Your Small Intestine: The Role of Videocapsule Endoscopy

Have you ever wondered how doctors examine your small intestine?  The small intestine – or small bowel – is where most of the digestion of food and nutrients occurs.  It’s around 5½ meters long and with traditional endoscopy such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy doctors can only reach the very beginning and the very end of…