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Mild respiratory distress after wireless capsule endoscopy
  1. F Buchkremer,
  2. T Herrmann,
  3. W Stremmel
  1. Medizinische Klinik, Heidelberg, Germany
  1. Correspondence to:
    Professor W Stremmel
    University of Heidelberg, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital, Bergheimer Str 58, Heidelberg, 69115 Germany; wolfgangstremmelmed.uni-heidelberg.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2003.033845

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    A 74 year old male patient was seen in our clinic for chronic diarrhoea. Duodenal biopsies revealed the presence of coeliac disease; upper and lower endoscopies were otherwise unremarkable. As he also presented with marked anaemia and weight loss, he underwent wireless capsule endoscopy (M2A capsule; Given Imaging) in order to exclude additional small …

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