Colon cancer detection by a „rendezvous colonoscopy“; successful removal of stuck colon capsule by conventional colonoscopy
I Rácz, M Jánoki, S Hussam · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2009 · Heft 05
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Background: Although capsule retention is a known complication of small bowel capsule endoscopy initial studies with colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) have not reported any capsule retention or stucking neither in the small bowel nor in the colon. We report a complication of CCE when the stuck colon capsule was passed through the malignant colon stricture and removed by the aid of flexible colonoscope. Case report: A 76 year old woman with a history of percutaneous coronary stent implantation was admitted because of worsening dyspnea and cardiac chest pain. Medications included 75mg clopidogrel and 100mg aspirin dai…