Capsule endoscopy:Current status and role in Crohn's disease  

作　　者：Loredana Goran Ana Maria Negreanu Ana Stemate Lucian Negreanu 

机构地区：[1]Internal Medicine 2-Gastroenterology Department,University Hospital,Carol Davila University

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy》2018年第9期184-192,共9页世界胃肠内镜杂志（英文版）（电子版）

摘　　要：Capsule endoscopy(CE) has proved to be an important non-invasive tool for diagnosis and monitoring Crohn's disease patients.It has the advantage of excellent visualization of digestive tract mucosa,a good tolerability and safety in well-selected patients.The risk of retention can be diminished by good selection of patients using imaging techniques and by the use of patency capsule.The aim of a capsule examination is not only an early diagnosis but also a very good stratification of prognosis,thus directing the treatment strategy for either a step up or top-down approach and also permitting the optimization of the treatment depending on the findings.When symptoms and biomarkers point to a change in the disease's activity we can either adjust the treatment directly as recommended in CALM study or choose in selected patients to visualize the digestive mucosa through a CE and take a decision afterwards.The appearance of the new capsule from Medtronicthe Pillcam Crohn's might be an important step forward in diagnosis,evaluating disease extent,the severity of the disease,prognosis,management in a treat to target approach,with treatment modifications according to the data from CE examination.Serial examinations in the same patient can be compared and a more objective evaluation of the lesions modification from one exam to another can be performed.We present the latest developments and current status and evidence that in selected patients capsule can be a tool in a treat to target approach.Capsule endoscopy(CE) has proved to be an important non-invasive tool for diagnosis and monitoring Crohn's disease patients.It has the advantage of excellent visualization of digestive tract mucosa,a good tolerability and safety in well-selected patients.The risk of retention can be diminished by good selection of patients using imaging techniques and by the use of patency capsule.The aim of a capsule examination is not only an early diagnosis but also a very good stratification of prognosis,thus directing the treatment strategy for either a step up or top-down approach and also permitting the optimization of the treatment depending on the findings.When symptoms and biomarkers point to a change in the disease's activity we can either adjust the treatment directly as recommended in CALM study or choose in selected patients to visualize the digestive mucosa through a CE and take a decision afterwards.The appearance of the new capsule from Medtronicthe Pillcam Crohn's might be an important step forward in diagnosis,evaluating disease extent,the severity of the disease,prognosis,management in a treat to target approach,with treatment modifications according to the data from CE examination.Serial examinations in the same patient can be compared and a more objective evaluation of the lesions modification from one exam to another can be performed.We present the latest developments and current status and evidence that in selected patients capsule can be a tool in a treat to target approach.

关 键 词：CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY Crohn’s DISEASE TREAT to target Optimise COLON CAPSULE 

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