capsule enteroscopy
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capsule endoscopy — inspection of the digestive tract by means of a video camera enclosed in a pill sized capsule. After the capsule is swallowed, the camera acquires images as it is propelled through the digestive system; the images are transmitted to a recording… … Medical dictionary
Capsule endoscopy — is a term used to describe a miniature capsule used to record images through the digestive tract for use in medicine. The capsule is a camera with the size and shape of a pill used to visualize the gastrointestinal tract. The procedure was… … Wikipedia
Enteroscopy — refers to direct visualization of the small bowel using a fiber optic endoscope, or other wireless endoscopy system, including wireless capsule endoscopy.Visualization of the small bowel has posed a challenge to gastroenterologists due to the… … Wikipedia
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 43.11 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient s stomach through the abdo … Wikipedia
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