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A new tool is changing the way doctors diagnose illnesses such as colon cancer and Crohn's disease -- but it requires the patient to swallow it first.The PillCam is a camera -- contained in a tiny capsule-- that photographs a patient's digestive tract and transmits the information via a wireless connection to doctors."They can literally look at pictures of the inside of the small intestine to see if there's disease in there," said Laura Yoshida, a spokeswoman for Given Images, the Israeli-based company that developed the device.As an outpatient procedure it allows users to continue their day after swallowing the small device, which then sends information to a recorder on...

For patients who have been struggling with some type of gastrointestinal disorder, yet have not been properly diagnosed, Nicholas Karyotakis, M.D. offers his services and the PillCam Procedure at his practice in Los Angeles, California.With this method, patients simply swallow a pill containing a small camera in order to capture the entire digestive tract. It is then naturally passed through the body. All images are recorded with the intention of having Dr. Karyotakis assess and diagnose a patient.The following are just some of the disorders that Dr. Karyotakis can diagnose with the PillCam Procedure:- Celiac disease- Crohns disease- Ulcerative colitis-...