Evaluation of Small-Bowel Patency in Crohn’s Disease: Prospective Study with a Patency Capsule and Computed Tomography

Background and Purpose: Patency capsule (PC) examination is usually performed - previously to capsule endoscopy - to evaluate small-bowel patency in patients with established Crohn’s disease (CD). The reported PC retention rate is significantly higher than expected. Our aims were to assess small-bow...

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Main Author: Silva,Marco (author)
Other Authors: Cardoso,Hélder (author), Cunha,Rui (author), Peixoto,Armando (author), Gaspar,Rui (author), Gomes,Sara (author), Santos,Ana Luísa (author), Lopes,Susana (author), Macedo,Guilherme (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel disease
Diagnosis and imaging
Small-bowel endoscopy
Capsule endoscopy
Gastrointestinal radiology
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452019000600003
Country:Portugal
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