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

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 e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keisaku Yamada, Masanao Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamura, Keiko Maeda, Tsunaki Sawada, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Eri Ishikawa, Takuya Ishikawa, Naomi Kakushima, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Hiroki Kawashima, Takashi Honda, Masatoshi Ishigami, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Colon capsule endoscopy
Crohn’s disease
Diagnostic yield
Retention
Whole gastrointestinal tract
Prospective study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01657-0

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01657-0

Similar Items