Colon capsule endoscopy today: Brief overview of leading UK and Danish initiatives.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aims

In recent years, several large national studies have been published reporting on outcomes of colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) in both symptomatic and screening settings, significantly contributing to the expanding body of real-world evidence on CCE. Therefore, we have compiled these studies to provide an overview of key developments, current challenges, and valuable insights they offer into the evolving role of CCE.

Patients and methods

We examined three multicenter studies reporting on outcomes of CCE including the NHS England study with 4,878 symptomatic patients; the ScotCap pilot with 316 symptomatic patients; the ScotCap registry with 1,087 predominantly symptomatic patients (95.9%); and the CareForColon 2015 study with 1,790 patients in a screeni

SUBMITTER: Justsen JFF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303154 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature