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Behçet’s disease: clinical value of the video capsule endoscopy for small intestine examination

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We described a pilot study using Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) aiming the assessment of small bowel in Behçet’s disease (BD). Ten patients with BD and abdominal complaints underwent VCE with Given Pillcam SB (Given Imaging Ltd., Yoqneam). VCE revealed small bowel lesions in all ten subjects. Five patients had active symptoms of BD while five others had clinically inactive disease. Jejune was the most frequently affected GI segment being involved in eight cases, four from each group. We suggest that small bowel involvement may be frequent in BD patients, even in the absence of oral ulcerations.

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  1. Rheumatology Unit, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 3˚ andar, sala 3133, Pacaembu, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil

    Fabricio Souza Neves, Lais Verderame Lage, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg & Célio Roberto Gonçalves

  2. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Sônia Nádia Fylyk, Shinichi Ishioka & Paulo Sakai

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Neves, F.S., Fylyk, S.N., Lage, L.V. et al. Behçet’s disease: clinical value of the video capsule endoscopy for small intestine examination. Rheumatol Int 29, 601–603 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-008-0725-2

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