Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention
Al-Bawardy B, Locke G, Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Barlow JM, Becker B, Rajan E, Loftus EV, Bruining DH, Hansel SL. Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2015, 21: 2158-2164. PMID: 26284295, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsule retentionCE retentionPartial obstructionCross-sectional imaging findingsHigh-risk featuresObscure gastrointestinal bleedingPresence of stricturesTertiary care populationComputed tomography scanComputed tomography reportsTreatment of inflammationCapsule endoscopy examinationSmall bowel anastomosisDetails of managementCE indicationsGastrointestinal bleedingObstructive symptomsRadiologic predictorsPatient demographicsCommon indicationGastrointestinal radiologistsRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesHeterogenous cohortImaging findings