Rhode Island gastroenterology video capsule endoscopy data set.

Complete endoscopic evaluation of the small bowel is challenging due to its length and anatomy. Although several advances have been made to achieve diagnostic and therapeutic goals, including double-balloon enteroscopy, single-balloon enteroscopy, and spiral enteroscopy, video capsule endoscopy (VCE) remains the least invasive tool for complete visualization of the small bowel and is the preferred method for initial diagnostic evaluation. At present, interpretation of VCE data requires manual annotation of landmarks and abnormalities in recorded videos, which can be time consuming.

Intentional swallowing of foreign bodies is a recurrent and costly problem that rarely causes endoscopy complications.

Background & Aims: Guidelines support endoscopic removal of certain gastric foreign bodies (FBs) and all FBs lodged in the esophagus. We studied the poorly understood group of patients who intentionally ingest FBs.

Methods: Cases of intentional ingestion of FBs (n = 305) were identified, retrospectively, from an electronic endoscopy database and followed.