A Patency Capsule Remained Intact in the Colon over 210 Hours

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 abdominal surgeries. Prestudy was performed for abdominal searching, but a patency capsule remained in the colon over 9 days. He...

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Main Authors: Yu Hihara, Satoru Joshita, Toshiharu Takahashi, Shinji Okaniwa, Yoshiki Mizukami, Yoshiyuki Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1201404