Small Bowel Obstruction from Capsule Endoscopy

Over the past decade, capsule endoscopy has become the accepted modality for small bowel imaging in the United States. It is very helpful in making the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease; however, this patient population is also at an increased risk of small bowel obstruction secondary to capsule impactio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boysen, Megan M, Ritter, Mike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2010-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2x29v2hf