The live demonstration of capsule endoscopy will be supplemented with a lecture. A hospital staff member will swallow a pillcam, which is a miniature color video camera, to show viewers how the painless screening of a patient’s esophagus and small intestine is performed.
Read the news report about the mock colonoscopy at ARMC.
Read other coverage about colonoscopy:
– Study: Polypectomy Rate Can Be Used as Quality Measure
– Endoscopy Safe and Effective for Large Colonic Polyps
– AGA: Increased Access Needed for Colorectal Cancer Screening