Open AccessOn the usefulness of small bowel capsule endoscopy in Crohn's disease
Author(s) -
Bruno Rosa,
Maria João Moreira,
Ana Rebelo,
José Cotter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.05.012
Subject(s) - capsule endoscopy , crohn's disease , medicine , endoscopy , gastroenterology , capsule , disease , general surgery , biology , botany
Dear Sir,We read with great interest the study by Petruzziello C. et al., entitled “Small bowel capsule endoscopy versus conventional techniques in patients with symptoms highly compatible with Crohn's Disease” 1. This study enrolled 30 patients with suspected Crohn's Disease (CD), in whom conventional techniques had been nondiagnostic. Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) detected lesions compatible with CD in almost one third of those patients. The results from this study support the role of SBCE in the detection of superficial small bowel lesions missed by conventional procedures, which …
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