Abstract
Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) allows for radiation-free and noninvasive visualization
of small bowel (SB) mucosa with high-quality images and is critical in the management
of a variety of conditions, including suspected SB bleeding, suspected or definitive
SB Crohn's disease, SB tumors including intestinal polyposis syndromes, and, to a
lesser extent, celiac disease. The optimal preparation protocol remains a subject
of considerable debate, with no universally accepted bowel cleansing regimen identified
to achieve the desired performance measure. In this news and views, we discuss a recently
published multicenter, prospective, single-blinded (for investigators) randomized
controlled trial in patients for whom SBCE was performed for suspected SB bleeding
to ascertain the optimal timing and preparation for SBCE.
Keywords
small bowel capsule endoscopy - suspected small bowel bleed - diagnostic yield
