Journal article
Prospective Comparison of Small Bowel Meal with Pneumocolon versus Ileo-Colonoscopy for the Diagnosis of Ileal Crohn's Disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Both endoscopy and barium radiography are used routinely to diagnose terminal ileal (TI) Crohn's disease (CD). A prospective study was undertaken to compare ileoscopy with biopsy to small bowel meal with pneumocolon (SBMP) in patients with suspected TI CD.
METHODS: A cohort of outpatients investigated for diarrhea with features of TI disease underwent SBMP followed by colonoscopy with ileal intubation and biopsy within 21 …
Authors
Marshall JK; Cawdron R; Zealley I; Riddell RH; Somers S; Irvine EJ
Journal
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 99, No. 7,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2004
DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30499.x
ISSN
0002-9270