Small bowel cancer

Tests to see inside your small intestine

• Upper endoscopy
• Capsule endoscopy, which is sometimes called a pill camera
• Single-balloon enteroscopy
• Double-balloon enteroscopy
• Spiral enteroscopy

Surgery

• Sometimes small bowel cancers are located in places that make them very difficult to see with other tests. In these cases, your doctor may recommend surgery to examine your small intestine and the surrounding area for signs of cancer.
• Surgery can involve one large incision in your abdomen (laparotomy), or it can involve several small incisions (laparoscopy).
• During laparoscopy, your surgeon passes special surgical tools through the incisions, as well as a video camera. The camera allows the surgeon to guide the tools and see inside your abdomen.