Video Capsule Endoscopy: Detecting Internal Bleeding




The Dr. Leigh Vinocur Show show

Summary: A breakthrough new screening method could help save your life. Learn how this "pill camera" works and why it's so revolutionary.Internal bleeding is a dangerous and potentially deadly health issue. Methods of screening and detecting internal bleeding have typically been either an endoscopy or a colonoscopy. But these methods often failed to detect bleeding in lower intestinal regions. However, a new "pill camera" has been able to overcome the limitations of endoscopy and colonoscopy. Special guest Dr. Andrew Meltzer joins us to explain the inner-workings of this breakthrough discovery and how it just may save your life.