Diagnostic yield of colon capsule endoscopy for Crohn's disease lesions in the whole gastrointestinal tract.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crohn's disease (CD) can involve the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract as well as the small and large bowel. PillCam colon capsule endoscopy (PCCE-2) enables observation of the whole GI tract, but its diagnostic yield for CD lesions in the whole GI tract remains unknown.

Aim

To elucidate the diagnostic yield of PCCE-2 in patients with CD.

Methods

Patients with CD who underwent PCCE-2 and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) using oral and anal approaches were evaluated for CD lesions in the whole GI tract. We divided the small bowel into three segments (jejunum, ileum, and terminal ileum), and the large bowel into four segments (right colon, transverse colon, left colon, rectum). Detection of ulcer scars, erosion, ulcers, bamboo joint-like appearance, and notch-l

SUBMITTER: Yamada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888071 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature