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Table 1 Study population - demographic and clinical data

From: Usefulness of panoramic 344°-viewing in Crohn’s disease capsule endoscopy: a proof of concept pilot study with the novel PillCam™ Crohn’s system

 

Study population (n = 41)

Suspected CD (n = 30)

Established CD (n = 11)

Gender (Women / Men)

25 / 16

21 / 9

4 / 7

Age (median ± SD, years)

43 ± 20

39 ± 22

37 ± 11

Years from diagnosis (median ± SD, years)

/

/

10 ± 11

Baseline Montreal classification L1 / L2 / L3

/

/

7 / 3 / 1

Baseline Montreal classification B1 / B2 + B3

/

/

11 / 0

Completion ratea

90.2%

93.3%

81.8%

Positive capsule / Lewis score (median ± SD)ba

23 / 222,8 ± 347.1

14 / 107 ± 162

9 / 580 ± 516

  1. aIncomplete enteroscopy occurred due to ulcerated narrowings (2 in suspected and 1 in established CD) and diffuse inflammation (1 case in established CD)
  2. bOne CE was positive for duodenal peptic disease in the suspected CD group; this case was not included in the Lewis score calculation