Endoscopy · 2005 · 46 citations · 0 references
MedicineClinical SciencesSurgeryGastroenterologyColorectal SurgeryEndoscopic SurgeryGastrointestinal EndoscopyGastrointestinal PerforationPostoperative Gastrointestinal ComplicationsTherapeutic EndoscopyCapsule EndoscopyCapsule Endoscopy DevicesDuodenal PerforationGastrointestinal Perforation ManagementIntestinal StricturesSmall Bowel PerforationSpontaneous Intestinal PerforationWireless Motility Capsule
To date, there have been no documented cases of intestinal perforation occurring as a result of long-term retention of a wireless capsule endoscope in the absence of intestinal strictures.