ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2017
Capsule retention: prevention, diagnosis and management.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Vibrating colon-stimulating capsule to treat chronic constipation: A systematic review.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Pooled it
- Optimizing multiple diagnostic modalities for small bowel evaluation: a strategic approach.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
- Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Capsule retention in Crohn's disease requiring surgical management: two case reports.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- First Brazilian expert consensus for video capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Efficacy and Clinical Aspects of Panoramic-View Versus Forward-View Capsule Endoscopy for Suspected Small Bowel Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Expected Values of Artificial Intelligence in Colon Capsule Endoscopy: Artificial Intelligence in Capsule Endoscopy Consortium Position Statement.Endoscopy international open · 2026Article
- Retention of Small Bowel Capsule in a Patient With Remote Small Bowel Resection With a Normal CT Enterography and Patency Capsule Examination.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- Video Capsule Endoscopy: Think Pharyngeal Pouch - Retention of a Video Capsule in a 94-Year-Old in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Article
- Inter-Rater Disagreements in Applying the Montreal Classification for Crohn's Disease: The Five-Nations Survey Study.United European gastroenterology journal · 2025Article
- Superior gastrointestinal visualization and safety of detachable string magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy in patients on antithrombotic agents.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Extended 72-hour patency capsule protocol improves functional patency rates in high-risk patients undergoing capsule endoscopy.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic-Assisted Removal of Two Video Capsule Endoscopy Cameras Retained for More Than Two Years.Cureus · 2024Article
- Retention of endoscopic capsules in diverticula: Literature review of a capsule endoscopy rarity.Endoscopy international open · 2024Review
- Preclinical study of a novel ingestible bleeding sensor for upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Clinical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Video Capsule Endoscopy Plays an Important Role in the Management of Crohn's Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Patency testing improves capsule retention rates but at what cost? A retrospective look at patency testing.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Colon capsule retention in a patient with large bowel stenosis due to diverticulosis - a case report.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2023Article
- Modified method of patency judgement using patency capsule prior to capsule endoscopy in clinical practice.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Efficacy and safety of vibrating capsule for functional constipation (VICONS): A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Capsule retention (CR) has been defined as capsule remaining in the digestive tract for a minimum of two weeks. CR occurs approximately in 2% of all patients undergoing small bowel capsule endoscopy (CE). Prompt diagnosis of CR is important, as it has relevant clinical implications. CR should be suspected in (I) all asymptomatic patients who do not report capsule excretion within 15 days from capsule ingestion; and (II) patients with obstructive or perforation-related symptoms in which the capsule has not been excreted, regardless of the time between the onset of symptoms and capsule ingestion. Abdominal plain X-ray is the preferred test to confirm CR. An abdominal CT scan should be performed, on individual basis, if knowledge of the precise location of the retained capsule is necessary or whenever clinically indicated. Since CR is usually asymptomatic, an initial watchful monitoring is suggested. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, a short course of medical therapy may allow capsule excretion. Nevertheless, in long-term CR, some cases of capsule fragmentation, acute obstruction and perforation have been described. Therefore, retrieval of the retained capsule is recommended if asymptomatic CR lasts for long time. A safe capsule retrieval is usually performed by endoscopy, whereas surgery remains a viable alternative if the first is unsuccessful or when clinically indicated. Either Patency Capsule
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