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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2014; 20(5): 1155-1164
Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1155
Role of capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease
Uri Kopylov, Ernest G Seidman
Uri Kopylov, Ernest G Seidman, Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec H3G A14, Canada
Author contributions: Kopylov U contributed to literature review and manuscript preparation; Seidman EG participated inmanuscript preparation and critical review.
Supported by Speaker bureau for Given Imaging to Seidman EG
Correspondence to: Uri Kopylov, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada. ukopylov@gmail.com
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Received: September 20, 2013
Revised: November 11, 2013
Accepted: January 6, 2014
Published online: February 7, 2014
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Core tip: Videocapsule endoscopy has revolutionized our ability to visualize the small bowel mucosa. This modality is a valuable tool for the diagnosis of obscure small bowel Crohn’s disease (CD), and can also be used for monitoring of disease activity, detection of complications, evaluation of therapeutic response and postoperative recurrence in established CD, evaluation of the small bowel in patients with unclassified inflammatory bowel disease and pouchitis. Monitoring of colonic inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis has also been reported. This manuscript contains an overview of the current and future clinical applications of capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease.