Patency Capsule Aspiration

Capsule Endoscope Aspiration after Repeated Attempts for Ingesting a Patency Capsule.

Capsule endoscope aspiration into the respiratory tract is a rare complication of capsule endoscopy. Despite the potential seriousness of this complication, no accepted methods exist to accurately predict and therefore prevent it. We describe the case of an 85-year-old male who presented for evaluation of iron deficiency anemia. He complained of dysphagia while ingesting a patency capsule, with...

Aspiration of Capsule Endoscopy

A 92-year-old man was referred to our endoscopy department for overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) investigation, thus a capsule endoscopy (CE) -PillCam@ SB2 (Given Imaging Ltd., Yoqneam, Israel) was performed. As comorbidities, he had Parkinson disease and diabetes mellitus. The patient had no prior history of dysphagia or cerebrovascular events and the device was ingested under the...

Aspiration of capsule endoscope.

Clinical significance of gastrointestinal patency evaluation by using patency capsule in Crohn’s disease

Capsule endoscopy (CE) enables noninvasive visualization of the small bowel in Crohn's disease (CD), but should not be conducted in patients with bowel obstruction. Patency capsule (PC) can be ingested before conducting the CE examination to ensure patency of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of GI patency which the PC demonstrated. A retros...

Unexpected Capsule Endoscopy Images Reveal Aspiration

The video capsule was successfully removed from the right bronchus intermedius using flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The patient tolerated the procedure well and recovered without further complications. He declined further endoscopic work up of his anemia. It was thought to be multifactorial due to chronic kidney disease and underlying myelodysplasia. He responded well to iron therapy and epo...