Capsule Endoscopy's Impact on Clinical Management and Outcomes: A Single-Center Experience With 145 Patients

Abstract

The high diagnostic yield of CE influences clinical management leading to improved outcomes. However, the utility of CE may be greater in patients who are referred for certain indications or have specific findings. Additional studies are needed to clarify the role of capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of various indications as well as identify factors associated with positive outcomes.

Chronic Non-granulomatous Ulcerative Jejunoileitis Assessed by Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

“…10 Moy and Levine reported that a retained capsule in the small intestine can occur with a normal barium study before performing WCE, 11 and the current version of the patency capsule system (Agile Patency System; Yoqneam, Israel) fails to add substantial additional information about the risk of capsule retention compared with radiographic imaging modalities. 12 Capsule retention usually does not cause obstructive symptoms, 13 and in our case, he neither experienced obstructive symptoms after capsule retention.…”

Impact of Capsule Endoscopy Findings on Patient Outcomes

“…The study by Toy et al was a retrospective review of 145 patients who underwent CE for a variety of indications [12]. The authors demonstrated that 35.8% of patients had an intervention based on CE findings.…”

Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

“…Therefore, although it is well known that CE has the capability to diagnose small bowel lesions and to drive further management [92][93][94][95][96], in the next few years, large multicentre studies with standardised surveillance and/or treatment protocol, with long follow-up, are warranted in order to truly estimate the long-term impact of CE in patients with OGIB. …”