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  • Medical Technology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted healthcare, impacting chronic disease management like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
  • Restricted endoscopy services led to extended waiting lists for IBD patients.
  • Capsule endoscopy has emerged as a potential tool for IBD diagnosis and management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the literature on colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) for assessing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
  • To evaluate CCE's role in determining mucosal extent, disease severity, and treatment response.
  • To report on CCE preparation and scoring systems in IBD.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of published studies on colon capsule endoscopy in IBD.
  • Analysis of CCE's efficacy in mucosal assessment for extent and severity.
  • Examination of CCE's utility in monitoring treatment response.

Main Results:

  • Evidence supports the use of second-generation CCE in IBD evaluation.
  • CCE offers a minimally invasive method for mucosal assessment.
  • CCE can help expedite investigations for appropriate IBD patients.

Conclusions:

  • Colon capsule endoscopy is an increasingly valuable tool in IBD management.
  • CCE provides an alternative diagnostic pathway, especially relevant in post-pandemic healthcare settings.
  • Further evidence supports CCE's role in assessing disease extent, severity, and treatment efficacy in IBD.