Intermittent bowel obstruction due to a retained wireless capsule endoscope in a patient with a small bowel carcinoid tumour.
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.
Strosberg
Jonathan R
JR
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. jstrosberg@hotmail.com
Shibata
David
D
Kvols
Larry K
LK
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D053705:Capsule Endoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors