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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2016; 8(17): 572-583
Published online Sep 16, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i17.572
Current role of capsule endoscopy in Crohn’s disease
Marisol Luján-Sanchis, Laura Sanchis-Artero, Laura Larrey-Ruiz, Laura Peño-Muñoz, Paola Núñez-Martínez, Génesis Castillo-López, Lara González-González, Carlos Boix Clemente, Cecilia Albert Antequera, Ana Durá-Ayet, Javier Sempere-Garcia-Argüelles
Marisol Luján-Sanchis, Laura Sanchis-Artero, Laura Larrey-Ruiz, Laura Peño-Muñoz, Paola Núñez-Martínez, Génesis Castillo-López, Lara González-González, Carlos Boix Clemente, Cecilia Albert Antequera, Ana Durá-Ayet, Javier Sempere-Garcia-Argüelles, Digestive Diseases Unit, General University Hospital of Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain
Author contributions: Luján-Sanchis M designed the research, reviewed the literature and wrote the paper; Sanchis-Artero L made the tables, figures and illustrations; Larrey-Ruiz L ordered the references; Sempere-Garcia-Argüelles J performed critical final revision of manuscrip; rest of authors contributed equally to collecting the data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest (including to commercial, personal, political, intellectual or religious interests). No financial support.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Marisol Luján-Sanchis, MD, PhD, Digestive Diseases Unit, General University Hospital of Valencia, Avenida Tres Cruces, 2, 46014 Valencia, Spain. marisol.lujan@hotmail.es
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Received: April 13, 2016
Peer-review started: April 16, 2016
First decision: May 19, 2016
Revised: May 25, 2016
Accepted: July 14, 2016
Article in press: July 18, 2016
Published online: September 16, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: We expose current indications and practical uses of capsule endoscopy in Crohn’s disease based on the most relevant published evidence. Likewise, we describe the diagnostic and therapeutic impact on this disease and an exhaustive summary of where it plays an extensive role.