title: Patients with known small bowel stricture or with symptoms of small bowel obstruction secondary to Crohn's disease should not perform video capsule endoscopy without being previously tested for small bowel patency.
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spada
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Riccioni
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costamagna
mesh_terms: D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D000075202:Contraindications; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007421:Intestine, Small; D018570:Risk Assessment