PMID: 18705317Aug 19, 2008Paper

Case report: a lesson in capsule endoscopy

Hepato-gastroenterology
Maria Elena RiccioniGuido Costamagna

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman with a history of anemia, with negative upper and lower endoscopy results, underwent video capsule endoscopy; the small bowel was found negative but colonic study showed blood present in stools in the lumen. The patient was referred for a second colonoscopy that indicated positive for right colon cancer.

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