“…Five of the 9 patients had subsequent histologic findings in agreement the clinical diagnosis of Crohn's disease. There are several potential indications for performing VCE in patients with IBD: Suspected Crohn's disease with negative findings on upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy, evaluation of OGIB in patients with Crohn's disease, evaluation of disease extent in patients with Crohn's disease, if such information is likely to alter patient management, evaluation of postoperative recurrence, evaluation of patients with indeterminate colitis, evaluation of response to antiinflammatory therapy, if clinically indicated (Di Nardo et al, 2011;Swaminath et al, 2010). However, contraindications for patients to have VCE include having a known or suspected gastrointestinal tract obstruction and/or known small bowel strictures , because of the increased risk of capsule retention in patients with Crohn's disease.…”