Video capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: past, present, and future.
In this paper, we critically review the rationale, technical issues, and diagnostic findings, difficulties in interpretation, complications, potential clinical uses, and practical obstacles for capsule endoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We will review the currently limited data on its use in IBD and discuss future areas of investigation required to evaluate critically its potential utility in these patients.
Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. akornbluth@aol.com
Asher
A
Kornbluth
Peter
P
Legnani
Blair S
BS
Lewis
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*