Capsule Sponge Procedure Labelled (South America figure)

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Illustration showing a capsule sponge procedure. This involves a small capsule containing a sponge attached to a surgical string. The patient swallows the capsule, which dissolves in the stomach. The sponge is retrieved by the health professional after a few minutes by pulling on the string. As the sponge moves up through the oesophagus (esophagus) it collects cells from the oesophageal lining which are analysed by pathologists in a laboratory for markers of Barrett’s oesophagus or oesophageal cancer.

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

esophagus, eosophagus, stomach, mouth, tongue, South America, pathology, barretts, cells, oesophageal lining, cancer, capsule, sponge.

Image created by:

Joanna Culley