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Table 7 Diagnostic yield of PCCE-2 for the large bowel by segment

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

 

Right colon

Transverse colon

Left colon

Rectum

p value

Ulcer scar

Sensitivity

100% (1/1)

50% (1/2)

100% (1/1)

100% (1/1)

n.s.*

Specificity

86.7% (13/15)

86.7% (13/15)

86.7% (13/15)

84.6% (11/13)

n.s.*

Erosion

Sensitivity

100% (3/3)

100% (3/3)

66.7% (2/3)

100% (1/1)

n.s.*

Specificity

69.2% (9/13)

64.3% (9/14)

78.6% (11/14)

76.9% (10/13)

n.s.*

Ulcer

Sensitivity

100% (1/1)

66.7% (2/3)

100% (1/1)

100% (1/1)

n.s.*

Specificity

80.0% (12/15)

78.6% (11/14)

75.0% (12/16)

76.9% (10/13)

n.s.*

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