Unusual colonoscopy finding: Taenia saginata proglottid.

Infection with tapeworms is a major problem in many parts of the world. Patients may be asymptomatic or have a significant morbidity depending on the species. Infection with Taenia species is sometimes found by expulsion of eggs or proglottids in stool.

Clinical utility of wireless capsule endoscopy: experience with 200 cases.

Goals: To evaluate the indications and diagnoses made with 200 small bowel capsule endoscopies in an academic medical center.

Background: Wireless capsule endoscopy (PillCam SB) has recently become available as a new tool in the evaluation of patients with small bowel diseases. Its impact on patient care and usefulness in clinical practice has steadily been gaining ground, yet there are few studies that evaluate large numbers of patients.