digestive disorders
Small Intestine Cancer
Diagnosis of Small Intestine Cancer
Enteroclysis Endoscopy Video capsule endoscopy Doctors typically do enteroclysis. In this procedure, a large amount of barium liquid is inserted through a tube in the nose and x-rays are taken as the barium moves through the digestive tract. Sometimes this procedure is done with a Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Digestive Tract (CT) scan instead of plain x-rays, in which case the person can just drink the barium rather than having a tube put through their nose. For Endoscopy , a doctor passes an endoscope (a flexible viewing tube) through the mouth and down to the duodenum and part of the jejunum (the upper and middle sections of the small intestine) to locate the tumor and do a biopsy (remove a tissue sample for examination under a microscope). A doctor can sometimes see tumors of the ileum (the lower section of the small intestine) by passing a colonoscope (an endoscope used to view the lower part of the digestive tract) through the anus, through the entire large intestine, and up into the ileum. A wireless battery-powered capsule that contains one or two small cameras ( Video Capsule Endoscopy ) can be swallowed to take pictures of tumors of the small intestine. Sometimes exploratory surgery is needed to identify a tumor in the small intestine. 