No tube. No anaesthesia. A capsule the size of a large vitamin, steered inside the stomach by an external magnetic field while you sit fully awake — fifteen to thirty minutes, then back to your day. It is standard practice in Shanghai and almost unavailable across most of Southeast Asia. Conventional same-day gastroscopy and colonoscopy are arranged here too, for those who want the bowel examined as well. 不插管，不麻醉。一粒約維他命大小的膠囊，由體外磁場在胃內操控，全程清醒——十五至三十分鐘結束，隨即恢復日常。這在上海已是常規項目，在東南亞多數地區卻幾乎找不到。若您同時需要檢查腸道，這裡也可安排同日無痛胃腸鏡。
All three are coordinated at the same Shanghai partner institution. The first two use the magnetically controlled capsule — no tube, no anaesthesia — which is routine in Shanghai but rarely offered in Malaysia or Singapore. Which one suits you depends less on budget than on whether you want the bowel examined as well as the stomach. 三種方案均安排於同一家上海合作機構。前兩種採用磁控膠囊胃鏡——不插管、不麻醉——這在上海屬常規項目，在馬來西亞與新加坡卻少有機構提供。選擇哪一種，關鍵不在預算，而在於您是否需要同時檢查腸道。
Stomach examined without a tube; bowel examined under sedation. For those who resist intubation but still want the colon screened. 胃部無需插管，腸道於麻醉下檢查。適合抗拒插管、但仍需篩查腸道者。
Swallow a capsule with water. No tube, no anaesthesia, no recovery time. Stomach only. 隨水吞下一粒膠囊。不插管、不麻醉、無需恢復時間。僅檢查胃部。
Sedated gastroscopy and colonoscopy in one session. The complete upper and lower digestive tract examination. 無痛胃鏡與腸鏡於同一次麻醉中完成，上下消化道一次查清。
Prices are indicative and settled in RMB at the prevailing rate on the day of examination. Biopsy, histopathology, polyp removal and any additional treatment are charged separately by the hospital and are not included above. Your final quotation is confirmed in writing before you travel. 上述為參考價格，以檢查當日匯率按人民幣結算。活檢、病理化驗、息肉切除及任何額外治療由醫院另行計費，不含於上述方案內。最終報價於出發前以書面確認。
Magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy has been in routine hospital use in China for years, and Shanghai has both the equipment base and the case volume to run it as an everyday screening service. Very few private hospitals in Malaysia or Singapore have installed the system — so for most people reading this, it is not a matter of choosing between two options, but of discovering that a second option exists at all. It has one clear boundary, which we set out plainly below. 磁控膠囊胃鏡在中國已臨床常規使用多年，上海既有充足的設備配置，也有足夠的檢查量，將其作為日常篩查項目運作。而馬來西亞與新加坡的私立醫院中，配置這套系統的極少——因此對多數讀到這裡的人而言，這並不是在兩個選項之間取捨，而是第一次知道還有第二個選項。它有一條明確的適用邊界，我們在下方如實說明。
You swallow a capsule roughly the size of a large vitamin, with a mouthful of water. Inside the stomach, an external magnetic field steers it — the physician tilts and rotates the capsule to photograph the gastric lining from chosen angles, reviewing images in real time and again afterwards. The examination takes fifteen to thirty minutes. The capsule is single-use, is never retrieved, and passes naturally within one to two days. 您只需隨一口水吞下一粒約維他命大小的膠囊。進入胃部後，體外磁場實時操控它的方向——醫師可調整角度與方位，對胃黏膜重點拍攝，影像即時傳輸並可事後回放判讀。整個檢查約十五至三十分鐘。膠囊為一次性使用、不回收，於一至兩天內隨腸道蠕動自然排出。
Capsule gastroscopy is publicly advertised at around RMB 6,000 by health-screening providers in Shanghai. Our coordinated rate sits below that local retail price — not because a different capsule is used, but because the programme is arranged directly with the partner institution rather than through a retail screening centre. 上海的健檢機構對膠囊胃鏡的公開零售報價約為人民幣 6,000 元。我們協調的價格低於當地零售價——並非使用不同的膠囊，而是因為方案直接與合作機構安排，未經零售體檢中心一層。
| Capsule gastroscopy磁控膠囊胃鏡 | Conventional sedated gastroscopy傳統無痛胃鏡 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anaesthesia麻醉 | Not required不需要 | Required需要 |
| Intubation插管 | None無 | Flexible scope passed through the mouth經口置入軟式內鏡 |
| Area examined檢查範圍 | Stomach only僅胃部 | Oesophagus, stomach, duodenum食道、胃、十二指腸 |
| Biopsy能否取活檢 | Not possible.不能。 If a suspicious lesion is seen, a conventional gastroscopy is needed to obtain tissue. 若發現可疑病灶，仍需再做傳統胃鏡取組織送檢。 | Taken during the same procedure可於檢查中即時取樣 |
| Duration檢查時間 | 15–30 minutes, fully alert throughout15–30 分鐘，全程清醒 | Around 10 minutes, plus recovery from sedation約 10 分鐘，另需麻醉甦醒時間 |
| Cross-infection交叉感染 | Sterile, individually sealed, single use獨立無菌包裝，一次性使用 | Reusable scope, reprocessed to hospital protocol內鏡重複使用，依院內流程消毒 |
| Best suited to較適合 | Screening; people who cannot or will not accept sedation or a tube篩查；無法或不願接受麻醉、插管者 | Symptomatic patients; anyone needing a definitive tissue diagnosis有症狀者；需要明確組織診斷者 |
Pooled analyses of published studies report an overall sensitivity of approximately 87% for magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy compared with conventional gastroscopy, with subgroup figures of around 82% for gastric ulcer, 82% for gastric polyp and 95% for gastric erosion. On this evidence the capsule is regarded as a reasonable first-line screening tool for gastric examination — a screening instrument, not a replacement for diagnostic endoscopy where tissue is needed. 多項已發表研究的彙總分析顯示，磁控膠囊胃鏡相較傳統胃鏡的整體靈敏度約為 87%；分項分析中，胃潰瘍約 82%、胃息肉約 82%、胃糜爛約 95%。基於這些數據，膠囊胃鏡被視為胃部檢查合理的一線篩查工具——它是篩查手段，而非需要取得組織時的診斷性內鏡的替代品。
Figures reflect pooled study data supplied by the equipment manufacturer and partner institution. Individual results vary; your physician will advise which method is appropriate for you. 上述數據來自設備廠商及合作機構提供之研究彙總，個別情況有所不同，適合何種方式應由醫師評估。If you have persistent symptoms — difficulty swallowing, unexplained weight loss, black stools, or pain that wakes you at night — a conventional gastroscopy is the more appropriate examination, because tissue may need to be taken at the moment something is found. Choosing the capsule in that situation risks a second procedure and a second cost. We will say so during the pre-travel review rather than sell you the capsule. 若您有持續症狀——吞嚥困難、不明原因體重下降、黑便，或夜間痛醒——傳統胃鏡才是更適合的檢查，因為在發現病灶的當下可能就需要取組織。這種情況下選擇膠囊，等於冒著再做一次檢查、再付一次費用的風險。我們會在行前評估時直說，而不是把膠囊賣給您。
Whether it's the tube, the anaesthesia, the bowel prep or simply the cost — say so. We'll tell you which of the three programmes fits, or whether you'd be better examined closer to home. 無論是那根管子、麻醉、清腸，或只是費用——直說無妨。我們會告訴您三種方案中哪一種合適，或者您其實更適合在離家近的地方檢查。
A US$9.90 refundable reservation holds your examination slot and starts the pre-travel review. It is not a payment towards treatment — all medical fees are settled directly with the hospital. US$9.9 可退還之預約金用於保留檢查名額並啟動行前評估，並非治療費用之預付款——所有醫療費用均由您直接向醫院結算。
VitaSpan Care is a healthcare coordination service. We arrange appointments, interpretation and logistics with licensed partner institutions in China. We are not a hospital, do not employ physicians, and do not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Information on this page is general in nature; whether any examination is appropriate for you is a decision for a qualified physician. Programme contents and prices are subject to confirmation by the partner institution. VitaSpan Care 為醫療協調服務機構，負責與中國持牌合作醫療機構安排預約、翻譯及行程協調。我們並非醫院，不聘用醫師，亦不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。本頁資訊僅屬一般性說明；任何檢查是否適合您，應由合資格醫師判斷。方案內容與價格以合作機構確認為準。
