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Case Reports
. 2007 Feb;21(2):113-5.
doi: 10.1155/2007/365975.

Intermittent bowel obstruction due to a retained wireless capsule endoscope in a patient with a small bowel carcinoid tumour

Jonathan R Strosberg  1 , David Shibata, Larry K Kvols
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Case Reports

Intermittent bowel obstruction due to a retained wireless capsule endoscope in a patient with a small bowel carcinoid tumour

Jonathan R Strosberg et al. Can J Gastroenterol. 2007 Feb.

Abstract
in English, French

A 43-year-old man with a history of metastatic carcinoid disease is presented. The patient had symptoms of chronic intermittent abdominal pain two years after undergoing a wireless capsule endoscopy procedure. Radiological examinations revealed a retained capsule endoscope, and the patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with capsule retrieval. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case presentation of chronic, partial small bowel obstruction caused by unrecognized retention of a capsule endoscope.

Les auteurs présentent le cas d’un homme de 43 ans atteint d’un cancer métastatique. Le patient éprouvait des symptômes de douleur abdominale intermittente chronique deux ans après avoir subi une endoscopie au moyen d’une capsule vidéo-endoscopique sans fil. Les examens radiologiques ont révélé la présence de la capsule et une laparotomie exploratoire à permis de l’extraire. À la connaissance des auteurs, il s’agit du premier cas d’obstruction partielle chronique du grêle causée par la rétention d’une capsule endoscopique.

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Figure 1)
Plain abdominal x-ray demonstrating a radiopaque foreign body in the pelvic area
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Figure 2)
Surgical specimen of terminal ilium containing a wireless capsule endoscope adjacent to the obstructive tumour
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