Small bowel capsule endoscopy impacts diagnosis and management of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective study.

Purpose: Accurately classifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) type in pediatric patients may impact medical decision-making, direct therapy, and improve outcomes.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study evaluating classification of IBD and patient management with use of capsule endoscopy in pediatric patients with suspected or known IBD. Treating physicians completed a questionnaire before and after capsule endoscopy (CE) assessing clinical suspicion of Crohn's disease (CD) diagnosis, patient management decisions, and perceived impact of CE findings.

Pediatric capsule endoscopy: review of the small bowel and patency capsules.

Background And Objective: Because capsule endoscopy (CE) avoids ionizing radiation, deep sedation, and general anesthesia, CE may be valuable in pediatrics. We report a single pediatric center's experience with the use and safety of CE.

Methods: In a retrospective review of consecutive CE studies, 284 CE studies were performed in 277 patients with a mean age of 15 (±3.

The use of a patency capsule in pediatric Crohn's disease: a prospective evaluation.

Background: Capsule endoscopy (CE) retention remains a concern in patients with suspected or known Crohn's Disease (CD).

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of a patency capsule (PC) to establish functional patency in pediatric patients with suspected or known, symptomatic IBD.

Methods: A prospective, single center study evaluating the impact of CE on CD management used PC to qualify patients for CE.

Capsule endoscopy may reclassify pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a historical analysis.

Background: Data are sparse on the role of capsule endoscopy (CE) in classifying disease type, affecting patient management, and altering health outcomes in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In a retrospective cohort analysis of symptomatic pediatric patients with previously diagnosed IBD, we evaluated whether data from CE would result in the recognition of new disease locations that could alter the current diagnosis and provide information to better manage the underlying disease.

Patients And Methods: CE evaluation was performed in 28 patients an average of 4.

Age and indication for referral to capsule endoscopy significantly affect small bowel transit times: the given database.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of age and selected indications for capsule endoscopy on small bowel transit times. Data on 67 clinical studies (790 subjects with different gastrointestinal pathologies [49.5% males; mean age, 51.