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Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny wireless camera to take pictures of the digestive tract. A capsule endoscopy camera sits inside a vitamin-size capsule that the patient is asked to swallow. As the capsule travels through the digestive tract, the camera takes thousands of pictures that are transmitted to a recorder the patient wears on a belt around the patient’s waist.
Capsule endoscopy helps doctors see inside the patient’s small intestine — an area that isn't easily reached with more-traditional endoscopy procedures. Traditional endoscopy involves passing a long, flexible tube equipped with a video camera down the patient’s throat or through the patient’s rectum.
Capsule endoscopy is also known as Capsule enteroscopy or Wireless capsule endoscopy. Capsule endoscopy allows for examination of the small intestine, which cannot be easily accessed by traditional methods of endoscopy.
The doctor might recommend a capsule endoscopy procedure to:
unclear or inconclusive, the doctor might recommend a capsule endoscopy to get more information.
Capsule endoscopies help the doctor rule out possible conditions or make a diagnosis for issues such as:
Modern endoscopic techniques have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum) and the colon. The last remaining frontier has been the small intestine.
The small intestine is a difficult organ to diagnose and treat without performing surgery. Radiological procedures, specifically the upper GI series with small bowel follow-through, which involves following swallowed barium as it passes through the intestine with x-ray films, have been available for diagnosis, but these radiological procedures are time-consuming and are not accurate in identifying small tumors and other subtle abnormalities of the small intestine. The demand for improved capabilities in the small intestine has been less because a minority of intestinal diseases involves the small intestine beyond the reach of the upper gastrointestinal endoscope and the colonoscope. Nevertheless, improved diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities in the small intestine are very useful, particularly in uncovering the causes of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and anemia due to intestinal loss of blood and diagnosing diseases that may involve only the small intestine, for example, Crohn's disease. One of the newer technologies that expands the diagnostic capabilities in the small intestine is capsule endoscopy also known as wireless capsule endoscopy.
At Desun hospital, the surgery and hospital stay package prices are one of lowest in comparison to other corporate hospitals, and 24x7 availability of Specialist Surgeons & Consultants under one roof ensure prompt treatment. Every patient receives the highest standards in care which are cost-effective, time-saving and lead to quick recovery. Desun Hospital has a holistic approach to patient care with an end to end integration of various processes, starting from consultation to diagnosis, surgery and finally complete post-operative care.
Desun Hospital, Kolkata, is premium Superspeciality hospital in Eastern India with state-of-the-art health care infrastructure. It is NABH and NABL accredited and follows strict quality parameters.
Desun Hospital is among the few hospitals in India that offer more than 700 comprehensive surgery packages. The packages include all the important components that are a part of any surgery process – from providing information to the patient or her/his family to post-operative care that may continue even after discharge from hospital. The surgery packages at the hospital have been developed by an experienced medical team to make it comprehensive and all-inclusive.
The surgery packages at Desun Hospital Kolkata are affordable for everyone. High quality health care services and affordable costs is a boon for patients visiting the hospital from all over India as well as for those who come Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, South East Asia and the Middle East.
The excellent patient service team and 24 hours emergency response also brings in Kolkata residents and people from parts of West Bengal and North Bengal whose relatives, sons or daughters stay outside India. NRI’s and NROB’s can enrol their parents and elderly relatives under the Desun Gold Card scheme for Senior Citizens that enables them to take care of the hospitalization and health care needs of their senior citizen elders back home in India even in their absence. Under the scheme, all payments and procedures of admission, discharge, etc., can be taken care of online or over the phone.
Desun Hospital boasts top-notch and advanced health care infrastructure and facilities for the latest surgeries and all the necessary modern equipment, OTs (steel OTs) needed to deliver excellence in terms of latest surgery techniques. Laparoscopic surgeries (lap), key hole, minimally invasive and invasive surgeries all are conducted in the hospital.
Highly-experienced doctors, well-trained staff, and an efficient patient-care team, alongside the best surgery facilities, make the Desun experience among the best in the country. This is evident from the number of people and families who recommend this hospital in Kolkata, and in India, as a dependable place for undergoing the latest surgeries at an affordable cost. There are many success stories at Desun Hospital that have been published and discussed as part of hospital impact stories in leading local and national newspapers and television.
