Small bowel capsule endoscopy in refractory celiac disease: A luxury or a necessity?

Stefania Chetcuti Zammit; Luca Elli; Lucia Scaramella; David S Sanders; Gian Eugenio Tontini; Reena Sidhu

doi:https://doi.org/10.20524/aog.2021.0586

doi.org/10.20524/aog.2021.0586

Small bowel capsule endoscopy in refractory celiac disease: A luxury or a necessity?

Stefania Chetcuti Zammit

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Luca Elli

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..., Reena Sidhu

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Annals of Gastroenterology2.20

Published: Jan 1, 2021

Abstract

Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) has an established role in the management of refractory celiac disease (RCD) for the detection of complications. The aim of this study was to define the role of SBCE in the management of patients with RCD.Patients with histologically confirmed RCD who underwent successive SBCEs were recruited retrospectively from 2 tertiary centers.Sixty patients with RCD were included. The percentage extent of the affected...