Capsule endoscopy retention as a helpful tool in the management of a young patient with suspected sm

• 作 者: Chryssostomos Kalantzis Periklis Apostolopoulos Panagiota Mavrogiannis Dimitrios Theodorou Xenofon Papacharalampous Ioannis Bramis Nikolaos Kalantzis
• 机 构: Gastroenterology Department,NIMTS Hospital, 10-12 Monis Petraki str. Athens, Greece“,”1st Propedeuti
• 出 处: 世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2007年8期
• 关键词: Capsule endoscopy Retention Small bowel obstruction Obscure gastrointestinal ble

Capsule endoscopy is an easy and painless procedure permitting visualization of the entire small-bowel during its normal peristalsis. However, important problems exist concing capsule retention in patients at risk of small bowel obstruction. The present report describes a young patient who had recurrent episodes of overt gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin, 18 years after small bowel resection in infancy for ileal atresia.Capsule endoscopy was performed, resulting in capsule retention in the distal small bowel. However, this event contributed to patient management by clearly identifying the site of obstruction and can be used to guide surgical intervention, where an anastomotic ulcer is identified.