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The small bowel has been difficult to examine but with this capsule it is easy. The capsule endoscope was invented in 1989 in Baltimore, USA, and rather simultaneously by groups in Israel and Japan. Given Imaging in Israel is the main manufacturer of capsules, and has been followed by Olympus.
Letīs join the endoscopy capsule for a journey through the gastrointestinal tract!
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Oesophagus |
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Cardia |
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Gastric Corpus |
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Gastric Antrum |
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Duodenum |
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Jejunum |
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Ileum |
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Terminal Ileum |
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Caecum (filled with faeces) |
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Colon (filled with faeces) |
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