Case Reports in Gastroenterology (Jun 2014)

Successful Retrieval of a Retained Capsule Endoscope with Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Yoshihiko Tashiro,
  • Masaya Kawai,
  • Kazuhiro Takehara,
  • Shinya Munakata,
  • Shun Ishiyama,
  • Kiichi Sugimoto,
  • Makoto Takahashi,
  • Yutaka Kojima,
  • Michitoshi Goto,
  • Yuichi Tomiki,
  • Tomoyoshi Shibuya,
  • Taro Osada,
  • Sumio Watanabe,
  • Kazuhiro Sakamoto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000364821
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 206 – 210

Abstract

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Capsule endoscopy (CE) is commonly used for examining and diagnosing gastrointestinal disease, especially small bowel disease. Capsule retention is a well-known and significant complication of CE and requires surgical or endoscopic removal. Most reports described the retrieval of retained CE via laparotomy. We report a case of successful retrieval of the capsule using single incision laparoscopic surgery.

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