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The diagnostic yield of pan-enteric capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aravind Gokul TamilarasanYvonne TranSudarshan ParamsothyRupert W L Leong
Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
PCEs have a comparable diagnostic yield to colonoscopy and MRE in Crohn's disease. The major difficulty remains standardization of PCE scoring systems and the lack of transmural assessment. In UC, PCE has an excellent diagnostic sensitivity and positive predictive value, but there are limitations to its use including the lack of histologic assessment and poor specificity.
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