BEFORE WE SEE THE RETURN OF THE
COLD WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BRUCE, BACK TO YOU.
A KINDERENDLER APPROACH TO
ONE OF THE MOST DREADED EXAMS IN
MEDICINE.
THE PILL CAM COLON IS A
BITE-SIZED CAMERA THE ONLY ONE
IN FLORIDA USING THIS THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY.
HOW DOES ITS WORK?
Dr. CHOW AND ROBERTO JOIN US
TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS
TECHNOLOGY.
GENTLEMEN, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE
THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU'D STILL
PREFER TO DO A COLONOSCOPY BUT
FOR SOMEONE WHO AN COLONOSCOPY
IS INCOMPLETE THIS IS AN
ALTERNATIVE.
THAT IS CORRECT.
COLON CANCER THE SECOND LEADING
CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH.
COLONOSCOPY IS THE STILL THE
BEST WAY TO SCREEN FOR -- WHEN
YOU DO A COLONOSCOPY WHEN YOU
SEE IT YOU CUT IT OUT AND POLYPS
IS A PREUS CURSOR TO CANS ERR.
IN THE SMALL AMOUNT OF PATIENTS
PATIENTS WHO CANNOT GET
COLONOSCOPY TO THE COLON BEING
TOO LONG OR VERY TORTURE US AND
THE THEYCAN NOT GO THROUGH THE
ENTIRE COLON IT OFFERS A GOOD
ALTERNATIVE.
WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND IT
IS GOOD FOR THE SCREENING YOU'RE
TAKING A PICTURE AND SHOULD YOU
FIND A POLYP YOU HAVE DODO
SOMETHING MORE INVASIVE ANYWAY.
THAT'S CORRECT.
PATIENTS OVER THE AGE OF 50 HAVE
POLYPS AT THAT TIME, WE'RE STILL
TRYING TO CAPTURE THE OTHER 60%.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR STORY AND
HOW THIS MADE A DIFFERENCE.
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE I FEEL RELIEVED AFTER A
FAILED COLONOSCOPY YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE YOU.
GOING THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE
WHICH IS VERY LITTLE INVASIVE
MAKES ME FEEL AGENCY SURED I'M
OKAY.
THE PROCEDURE WAS VERY SIMPLE,
SWALLOWING
SWALLOWING THE PILL IS A LARGE
PILL THAT YOU NORMALLY DO
VITAMINS OR WHATEVER AND THE
PROCEDURE WENT WELL, I'M VERY
HAPPY, THEY'RE RELIEVED I'M OKAY
AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS TEST.
YOU STILL HAVE TO USE THE
PREP, BASICALLY THE I CALL IT
THE COLONOSCOPY MILKSHAKE THAT
HELPS TO ILLUMINATE YOUR COLON
WHERE SOME MAY ARGUE IT IS THE
WORST PART.
FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS THE
WORST PREP.
THIS YOU TAKE HALF PREP THE
NIGHT BEFORE THE AND THE DAY OF
THE PROCEDURE YOU SHOW UP WITH
THE OTHER HALF, BRING IT IN AND
YOU INGEST THE PILL WHICH IS NOT
TOO BIG.
THIS IS THE SIZE OF THE PILL
AND, LIGHTLY LARGER THAN A BIG
VITAMIN WILL AND WHEN YOU INJUST
THAT CAPSULE YOU ALSO START
DRINKING THE SECOND HALF OF THE
PREP SOLUTION.
AND AS THE BILL TRAVELS THROUGH
THE G. I. TRACT IT WILL TAKE
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
IMAGES CREATE A VIDEO OF YOUR
INTERNAL G. I. DISPRACT THE
PATIENT WILL WEAR A UNIT ON THE
OUTSIDE, A BELT ON THE OUTSIDE
AND THE IMAGE FROM THE CAPSULE
WILL BE WITH TRANSFERRED TO THE
MONITOR.
I KNOW YOU'RE CONDUCTING A
TRIAL RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF THERE
SEE IF THERE IS A WIDER
APPLICATION.
CURRENTLY THE COLON PILL CAM
IS APPROVED IN CASES OF FAILED
COLONOSCOPY.
AND NATIONALLY THAT IS DELETE S
THERE IS A STUDY GOING ON TO SEE
IF THIS IS A VIABLE OPTION AT
THE TIME OF COLONOSCOPY AND.
AND I GUESS YOUR SUGGESTION
TO OTHERS IS THIS BROUGHT YOU
PEACE OF MIND SO DON'T BE AFRAID
OF IT.
ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING A
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
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