| Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding |
Absolute contraindications |
| Iron deficiency anemia |
Clinical or radiographic evidence of relevant bowel obstruction |
| CD |
Extensive and acute CD of the small bowel with obstruction |
| Small bowel tumors |
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction |
| NSAID-induced enteropathy |
Relative contraindications |
| Portal hypertensive enteropathy |
Cardiac pacemakers or other implanted electromedical devices |
| Celiac disease |
Dysphagia |
| Inherited polyposis syndromes |
Previous abdominal or pelvic surgery |
| Unexplained chronic abdominal pain |
Pregnancy |
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Extensive intestinal diverticulosis |
