Imaging of the small bowel in Crohn's disease: A review of old and new techniques

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2007; 13(24): 3279-3287
Published online Jun 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i24.3279

Table 5 Incremental yield of capsule endoscopy over the other modalities in patients with established Crohn’s disease (from Triester SL et al[63])

	Yield ofcapsuleendoscopy(%)	Yield ofothermodalities(%)	% Incrementalyield for capsuleendoscopy(95% CI)	NNT	P
vs Small bowel radiography	78	32	51 (0.31-0.70)	2	< 0.001
vs Ileoscopy	86	60	26 (0.08-0.43)	4	0.002
vs CT enterography	68	38	30 (0.12-0.48)	-	< 0.01

CT: Computed tomography; NNT: Number needed to treat.

Citation: Saibeni S, Rondonotti E, Iozzelli A, Spina L, Tontini GE, Cavallaro F, Ciscato C, de Franchis R, Sardanelli F, Vecchi M. Imaging of the small bowel in Crohn's disease: A review of old and new techniques. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(24): 3279-3287
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i24/3279.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i24.3279