According to the reporter, they had a capsule which failed to attach.There was no harm to the user.An emergent intervention (bronchoscopy) was required for retrieval of the capsule.On x-ray, the capsule was found in the upper trachea adjacent to the endotracheal tube and proximal to the endotracheal tube cuff.At the point the egd (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) was performed, the capsule had moved back into the oropharynx and was entered the esophagus.During the egd, the probe was pushed into the stomach and subsequently retrieved with a roth net device.There was nothing unusual about the patient or the procedure and an endoscopy had been performed prior to the procedure and showed the esophagus to be normal.The patient had monitored anesthesia care (mac) during the initial procedure, and received additional anesthesia (general anesthesia) on the repeat procedure on the same day.
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