Contraindications for video capsule endoscopy

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2016; 22(45): 9898-9908
Published online Dec 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i45.9898

Table 1 Contraindications by manufacturer

Product	Medtronic	Medtronic	Olympus	IntroMedic	Capsovision	Jinshan
Condition	Patency	PillCam	EndoCapsule	Mirocam	CapsoCam	Science
	capsule					OMOM
						capsule
Known or suspected GI obstruction/obstacles, Fistulae, relevant (small bowel) diverticulosis		C	C	C	C	RC
Motility disorder incl. indigestion or slow gastric emptying			C	C	C
Cardiac pacemakers or other implanted electromedical devices		C	C	C		RC
Swallowing disorder (dysphagia)	C	C	C	C	C	RC
Pregnancy		RC	C	C	C	RC
Children under the age of (yr)	2	2 (SB3)		2
Children under the age of (yr)	2	18 (Colon, Eso)		2
Strong electromagnetic fields i.e., MRI			C	C	C
Inability to endure capsule retrieval surgery			C			C
Inability to communicate sufficiently				C
Concomitant heart disease or epilepsy (due to electromagnetic radiation)				C

PillCam Rapid 8 User Manual (DOC-2051-02) http://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/covidien/library/us/en/product/diagnostic-testing/rapid-v83-user-manual.pdf; Olympus EC 10 System User Manual (DE-8602257); IntroMedic Mirocam User Manual v3.9 (MM1100-U-1511); Capsovision CapsoCam SV1 Manual (Doc. No. 1151, Rev. G, ECO 11-0098; OMOM User’s Manual Version 1 (ZSSM-OM00-002). C: Contraindication; GI: Gastrointestinal; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; RC: Relative contraindication.

Citation: Bandorski D, Kurniawan N, Baltes P, Hoeltgen R, Hecker M, Stunder D, Keuchel M. Contraindications for video capsule endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(45): 9898-9908
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i45/9898.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i45.9898