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- Title
A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to other diagnostic modalities in patients with non-stricturing small bowel Crohn's disease.
- Authors
Triester, Stuart L; Leighton, Jonathan A; Leontiadis, Grigoris I; Gurudu, Suryakanth R; Fleischer, David E; Hara, Amy K; Heigh, Russell I; Shiff, Arthur D; Sharma, Virender K
- Abstract
Capsule endoscopy (CE) allows for direct evaluation of the small bowel mucosa in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). A number of studies have revealed significantly improved yield for CE over other modalities for the diagnosis of CD, but as sample sizes have been small, the true degree of benefit is uncertain. Additionally, it is not clear whether patients with a suspected initial presentation of CD and those with suspected recurrent disease are equally likely to benefit from CE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the yield of CE compared with other modalities in symptomatic patients with suspected or established CD using meta-analysis.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2006, Vol 101, Issue 5, p954
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00506.x