title: Retained Capsule Endoscope.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Capsule endoscopy was invented to visualize the entire small intestine in a non- invasive manner in adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  1 y, 9 mo-old boy presented with generalized edema for last 3 months. His routine investigations, including the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, and contrast enhanced computed tomography scan (CECT) were normal. In view of clinical suspicion of protein losing enteropathy, we planned capsule endoscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The capsule was not passed even after 3 weeks. Laparoscopy revealed impacted capsule in a dilated intestinal loop proximal to an ileal stricuture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Capsule endoscopy should be used judiciously in children.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Surgery and *Paediatric Gastroenterology, IGICH Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Correspondence to: Dr Jayalaxmi S Aihole, Department of Pediatric surgery, IGICH, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. jayalaxmisaihole@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jayalaxmi S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Aihole
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Vishnumurthy
authors.forename: M Narendra
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D053705:Capsule Endoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male