Behçet's disease: clinical value of the video capsule endoscopy for small intestine examination.
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.
Neves
Fabricio Souza
FS
Rheumatology Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. nevesfab@bol.com.br
Fylyk
Sônia Nádia
SN
Lage
Lais Verderame
LV
Ishioka
Shinichi
S
Goldenstein-Schainberg
Claudia
C
Sakai
Paulo
P
Gonçalves
Célio Roberto
CR
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