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Effectiveness of Capsule Endoscopy Compared with Other Diagnostic Modalities in Patients with Small Bowel Crohn's Disease: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Calprotectin for the Detection of Small Bowel Crohn's Disease through Capsule Endoscopy: An Updated Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Gut and liver · 2021Pooled it
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) position statement of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR): general principles of IBD management.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020Guideline
- Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance enterography and small bowel ultrasound for the extent and activity of newly diagnosed and relapsed Crohn's disease (METRIC): a multicentre trial.The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2018Trial
- Applying small bowel endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease management.Clinical endoscopy · 2026Review
- Clinical characteristics and long-term disease course in patients with Crohn's disease as diagnosed by video capsule endoscopy: a multicenter retrospective matched case-control study.Intestinal research · 2025Article
- Review on Advances in Pediatric Endoscopy in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Current pediatric reviews · 2025Review
- Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy and Enteroscopy: A Shoulder-to-Shoulder Race.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- [New solutions for an old problem : Current developments in oral contrast agents].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Intelligent Wireless Capsule Endoscopy for the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy Guidance in Practice: Expert Opinion Report.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Clinical impact of wireless capsule endoscopy for small bowel investigation (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2022Review
- Capsule endoscopy in Crohn's disease surveillance: A monocentric, retrospective analysis in Italy.Frontiers in medical technology · 2022Article
- Capsule Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: When? To Whom?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Image-Enhanced Capsule Endoscopy Improves the Identification of Small Intestinal Lesions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Risk stratification with video capsule endoscopy leads to fewer hospital admissions in emergency department patients with low-risk to moderate-risk upper gastrointestinal bleed: A multicenter clinical trial.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Article
- Capsule Endoscopy in Crohn's Disease-From a Relative Contraindication to Habitual Monitoring Tool.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease 2020.Journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
- Performance of Capsule Endoscopy and Cross-Sectional Techniques in Detecting Small Bowel Lesions in Patients with Crohn's Disease.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2020Article
- Characteristics and prognosis of isolated small-bowel Crohn's disease.International journal of colorectal disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsAs a result of the rapid development of medical diagnostic tools, physicians require concrete evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of the tools. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness and additional diagnostic benefits of capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with small bowel Crohn's disease (CD).
methodsWe performed a systematic search of databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library, as well as eight domestic databases. Two reviewers independently screened all references. Diagnostic data from the studies were collected, and a meta-analysis was performed.
resultsTwenty-four studies were included. In cases of suspected CD, CE demonstrated a superior diagnostic yield compared with small bowel follow-through (SBFT) and enteroclysis (EC); however, there was no difference compared with computed tomography enterography or magnetic resonance enterography. In cases with established CD, CE demonstrated a higher diagnostic yield only compared with EC. In the detection of terminal ileum lesions, CE exhibited a significantly increased detection rate compared with ileoscopy.
conclusionsThe findings of our meta-analysis indicate that CE is superior to SBFT and EC in the evaluation of suspected CD cases. CE is also a more effective diagnostic modality in patients with established CD compared with EC.
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