Role of wireless capsule endoscopy in the follow-up of inflammatory bowel disease

Table 3 Key studies on the role of wireless capsule endoscopy on postoperative Crohn’s disease recurrence

Patientgroup	Ref.	No. of patients	WCEfindings/(n)	Ileocolonoscopyfindings/(n)
CD	Bourreille et al[55]	32	21/(32)	19/(32)
CD	Pons Beltrán et al[56]	24	15/(22)	6/(19)
CD	Biancone et al[54]	22	16/(17)	21/(22)
CD	Kono et al[57]	19	14/(18)	NA

CD: Crohn’s disease; WCE: Wireless capsule endoscopy; WCE findings: Number of patients with findings on WCE; WCE (n): Total number of patients who had undergone WCE; Ileocolonoscopy findings: Number of patients with findings on ileocolonoscopy; Ileocolonoscopy (n): Total number of patients who had undergone ileocolonoscopy; NA: Not available.