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Table 5 Diagnostic yield of PCCE-2 for the small bowel by segment

From: Diagnostic yield of colon capsule endoscopy for Crohn’s disease lesions in the whole gastrointestinal tract

 

Jejunum

Ileum

Terminal ileum

p value

Ulcer scar

Sensitivity

100% (5/5)

75.0% (6/8)

83.3% (5/6)

n.s.*

Specificity

53.3% (8/15)

66.7% (8/12)

71.4% (10/14)

n.s.*

Erosion

Sensitivity

100% (4/4)

90.0% (9/10)

100% (8/8)

n.s.*

Specificity

93.8% (15/16)

90.0% (9/10)

75.0% (9/12)

n.s.*

Ulcer

Sensitivity

100% (4/4)

87.5% (7/8)

87.5% (7/8)

n.s.*

Specificity

87.5% (14/16)

83.3% (10/12)

83.3% (10/12)

n.s.*

  1. PCCE-2 the second-generation PillCam colon capsule endoscopy
  2. *Fisher’s exact test