Wireless capsule endoscopy: A proven role in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 539-540
Author(s):  
John Richard Cangemi
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Wireless Capsule

Prospective Blinded Comparison of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Multiphase CT Enterography in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Radiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. 744-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Huprich ◽  
Joel G. Fletcher ◽  
Jeff L. Fidler ◽  
Jeffrey A. Alexander ◽  
Luís S. Guimarães ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Ct Enterography ◽  
Multiphase Ct ◽  
Wireless Capsule

scholarly journals An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gwiggner ◽  
P. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Coeliac Disease ◽  
Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Malignant Tumours ◽  
Wireless Capsule

This paper describes the journey of a patient with coeliac disease who presented with overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal a source of bleeding, but an abdominal CT scan detected abnormal lymphadenopathy and a wireless capsule endoscopy diagnosed a jejunal tumour, which was surgically removed. Gastrointestinal bleeding is rare in celiac disease. Malignant tumours of the small intestine are generally uncommon, but celiac disease represents a significant risk factor. Wireless capsule endoscopy has been a useful tool to investigate patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

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