Video capsule endoscopy in children with Crohn’s disease – review article and single center experience
Abstract
Video capsule endoscopy is a simple, safe, non-invasive, reliable procedure for visualization of the small bowel, well accepted and tolerated by patients, which can be safely performed in pediatric population as well as in adults.
In this review we describe the video capsule endoscopy system and its clinical applications for use. We discuss the importance of capsule endoscopy in small bowel visualization patients with Crohn’s disease. Contraindications and technical limitations of the procedure are listed. Furthermore, we review the literature for diagnostic effectiveness of the procedure, and compare the capsule endoscopy to other modalities for imaging of the small bowel. We describe possible complication of the procedure, capsule retention, and ways to minimize the risk of its occurrence.
At the end, we report our experience with capsule endoscopy use in pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease.
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