Crohn Disease
Study data from C. Petruzziello and co-authors update knowledge of Crohn disease
Published in Drug Week, July 30th, 2010
A new study, 'Wireless capsule endoscopy and proximal small bowel lesions in Crohn's disease,' is now available. In this recent report published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers in Rome, Italy conducted a study "To investigate the prevalence of proximal small bowel (SB) lesions detected by wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in Crohn's disease (CD). WCE was performed in 64 patients: 32 with CD of the distal ileum, and 32 controls with iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) or diarrhea."
"WCE was performed using the Given SB-WCE, followed by small intestine contrast ultrasonography (SICUS). Findings compatible with CD by using WCE included erosions,...
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