Retention of the capsule endoscope: a single-center experience of 1000 capsule endoscopy procedures

Capsule Endoscopy Device Retention and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

“…Recent studies have reported the rate of retention to be between 1.0% and 1.7% of patients undergoing the diagnostic procedure (1,2). Common factors that predispose individuals to device retention include Crohn's disease, neoplastic lesions, nonsteroidal antiinfl ammatory drug-induced enteropathy, stenosis, and adhesions (1).…”

The Diagnostic Effect of Capsule Endoscopy in 31 Cases with Subacute Small Bowel Obstruction

“…This cause was consistent with that in the study of Chiefetz and Lewis [5] . In contrast, some authors have reported that NSAID-induced stricture was the major cause of capsule retention [6,7] . Recently, Mason et al [8] have reported that intestinal mass or radiation enteritis are the main causes of subacute small bowel obstruction.…”

“…In the report of Barkin and Friedman [10] , the incidence was 0.75% in a large study of 900 patients who had previously normal small intestines. Most recently, Li et al [7] have reported 14 cases of CE retention (1.4%) in 1000 capsule examinations. It was shown that tumors or NSAID strictures were the major etiology of retention in both of these studies.…”

Utilidad de la cápsula endoscópica como método diagnóstico en el estudio de patología de intestino delgado

“…Las complicaciones descritas para el procedimiento son bajas 31 , la más importante aunque infrecuente es la retención [32][33][34][35] . Las desventajas están dadas por su alto costo, la incapacidad de realizar acciones terapéuticas y de establecer con exactitud la relación causa y efecto, al no contar con un patrón de oro en lesiones que por sus características no requieren procedimiento terapéutico invasivo o biopsia (puntos rojos, angiodisplasias no sangrantes, lesiones protruidas inespecíficas de aspecto benigno).…”