Wireless capsule endoscopy is done to visualize which of the following condition?
A. Esophageal varices
B. Gastric carcinoma
C. Crohn's disease
D. Ulcerative colitis
A. Esophageal varices
B. Gastric carcinoma
C. Crohn's disease
D. Ulcerative colitis
Ans. C. Crohn's disease
Wireless capsule
endoscopy (WCE) allows direct visualization of the entire small-bowel mucosa.
The diagnostic yield of detecting lesions suggestive of active CD is higher
with WCE than CT enterography or small-bowel series. WCE cannot be used in the
setting of a small-bowel stricture. Capsule retention occurs in <1 % of patients with suspected CD, but
retention rates of 4--6% are seen in patients with established CD.
