Role of wireless capsule endoscopy in the follow-up of inflammatory bowel disease

Table 5 Key studies evaluating the role of wireless capsule endoscopy on disease reclassification

Patientgroup	Ref.	No. of patients	SB findings of inflammation	Reclassified to CD
UC/IC	Gralnek et al[68]	4	2	2
UC	Higurashi et al[64]	23	13	None
UC/IC	Cohen et al[67]	7	5	5
UC/IBDU	Mehdizadeh et al[62]	120	19	NA
IBDU	Maunoury et al[66]	30	5	5
UC/IC	Mow et al[65]	21	12	5

UC: Ulcerative colitis; IC: Indeterminate colitis; IBDU: Inflammatory bowel disease unclassified; SB: Small bowel; CD: Crohn’s disease; NA: Not available.