Strictures from Crohn's disease diagnosed by video capsule endoscopy.
Video capsule endoscopy is a new diagnostic modality that allows imaging of the entire small intestine. We report on a patient with a presumed but undocumented case of Crohn's disease who was found to have 9 ileal strictures by video capsule endoscopy. These strictures were undetected by small intestinal contrast studies and required surgical intervention. This case report suggests that small bowel radiographic studies may not be as sensitive for the detection of clinically significant luminal lesions as once thought.
Kastin
Darren A
DA
Division of Gastroenterology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Buchman
Alan L
AL
Barrett
Terry
T
Halverson
Amy
A
Wallin
Anita
A
D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000069285:Infliximab; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014743:Videotape Recording
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D000069285:Infliximab; D008727:Methotrexate