title: Small bowel perforation following capsule endoscopy: a case report.
abstract: Small bowel perforation following a capsule endoscopy (CE) is a rare but dreadful complication. We report a CE induced small bowel perforation in a patient with Crohn's disease where preoperative investigations failed to reveal any strictures.
authors.affiliation: West Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK. jonpalmer@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marenah
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Madani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography