title: Behçet's disease: clinical value of the video capsule endoscopy for small intestine examination.
abstract: We described a pilot study using Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) aiming the assessment of small bowel in Behçet's disease (BD). Ten patients with BD and abdominal complaints underwent VCE with Given Pillcam SB (Given Imaging Ltd., Yoqneam). VCE revealed small bowel lesions in all ten subjects. Five patients had active symptoms of BD while five others had clinically inactive disease. Jejune was the most frequently affected GI segment being involved in eight cases, four from each group. We suggest that small bowel involvement may be frequent in BD patients, even in the absence of oral ulcerations.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. nevesfab@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Fabricio Souza
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Sônia Nádia
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Fylyk
authors.forename: Lais Verderame
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Lage
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishioka
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goldenstein-Schainberg
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Célio Roberto
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D053705:Capsule Endoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects