The patency capsule is a radiopaque, dissolvable diagnostic tool, similar in shape and size
to small bowel capsule endoscopes. It was developed to offer a simple, safe, efficient, and …

Background. In patients with known or suspected risk factors for gastrointestinal stenosis, the
PillCam patency capsule (PC) is given before a video capsule endoscopy (VCE) in order to …

The main limitation of capsule endoscopy is the risk of capsule retention. In patients with
suspected Crohn's disease, however, this complication is rare, and if a small bowel stenosis …

Background and Purpose: Patency capsule (PC) examination is usually performed–
previously to capsule endoscopy–to evaluate small-bowel patency in patients with …

A 74-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of abdominal pain. An abdominal
computed tomography scan showed multiple wall thickness of the small bowel. Capsule …

Objective: Patency capsule (PC) examination has made it possible to perform capsule
endoscopy (CE) in patients with a suspected small-bowel stricture. However, PC has some …

Background and study aims Symptomatic capsule retention is a very rare adverse event
following patency capsule, and the vast majority of cases are resolved without either surgical …

We have read with interest the recent article of Rasmussen and colleagues. 1 The authors
reported two cases of symptomatic patency capsule [PC] retention in patients with suspected …

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We present an unusual case of a 35‐year‐old male patient whom a patency capsule stayed
in his gut without breaking. He has a history of Peutz‐Jeghers syndrome and multiple …