Does capsule endoscopy have an added value in patients with perianal disease and a negative work up for Crohn's disease?

Table 1 Comparison of epidemiological and laboratory parameters in patients with perianal disease with or without small bowel Crohn’s disease

	Normal SB	SB CD
Age (yr)	36.05 ± 10.62	34.5 ± 12.07
ESR (mm/h)	16.18 ± 16.19	21.5 ± 15.32
CRP (X upper limit)	3.18 ± 4.11	3.616 ± 1.63
Hemoglobin (mg %)	14.25 ± 1.82	13.96 ± 0.99
WBC (x 103/µL)	10.46 ± 8.42	8.11 ± 1.57
Family history of IBD	10.52%	16.60%

SB: Small bowel; CD: Crohn’s disease; P: NS for all parameters; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: White blood cell.