title: Symptomatic retention of the Agile® patency capsule.
abstract: The Agile® capsule has shown to be useful when evaluating the patency of the small bowel in patients prior to capsule endoscopy studies. It is a safe tool and a low rate of complications have been reported, highlighting symptomatic retention, although references in literature are scarce and it is only observed in 1.2% of the procedures. We present the case of a symptomatic retention of this device in a patient with previously known colonic Crohn's disease in who a small bowel study was indicated and was sent for prior patency test.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Digestivo, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixa, España.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egea Valenzuela
authors.affiliation: Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, España.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Estrella Díez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina de Aparato Digestivo., Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. IMIB-Arrixaca., España.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alberca de Las Parras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053705:Capsule Endoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging