Capsule endoscopy in Crohn’s disease: Are we seeing any better?

Table 1 Studies evaluating diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy

Ref.	Compared modality	n	Diagnostic yield of VCE	Incremental yield of VCE	P value
Albert et al[5]	MRE	27	93%	15%	NS
	SBEC			60%
Hara et al[6]	CTE	17	71%	18%	NS
	Ileoscopy			6%
	SBFT			47%
Solem et al[7]	CTE	28	83%	1%	NS
	Ileocolonoscopy			9%
	SBFT			18%
Dionisio et al[9]	SBR	428	58%	37%	< 0.0001
	Ileocolonoscopy	236	64%	15%	0.000
	CTE	119	70%	39%	< 0.00001
	PE	102	50%	42%	< 0.00001
	MRE	123	50%	7%	NS
Jensen et al[10]	MRE	93	100%	27%	0.03
	CTE		100%	19%	NS

CE: Capsule endoscopy; MRE: Magnetic resonance enterography; CTE: Computed tomography enterography; SBEC: Small bowel enteroclysis; SBFT: Small bowel follow through; SBR: Small bowel radiography; PE: Push enteroscopy; NS: Non-significant.