According to the reporter, immediately after the capsule was placed, the patient felt pain in her chest radiating towards her back and experienced difficulty of breathing after the capsule placement recovery period.The physician advised the patient to take pain medication and was sent home.The patient went to a hospital's emergency room later in the evening for pain with the scale of 7 out of 10, requested the capsule to be removed, and was admitted for pain management.The capsule was not removed as advised by the physician to avoid tearing of the esophageal wall.Chest x-ray was performed and showed that the capsule was still in place, but the emergency physician also refused to remove the capsule.Five days after the capsule was placed, the patient came in for follow-up and had another chest x-ray was performed, and the capsule was no longer attached.The patient was no longer in severe pain.
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