Research Article
Unsuspected Small-Bowel Crohn’s Disease in Elderly Patients Diagnosed by Video Capsule Endoscopy
Table 2
Baseline demographics, indication for VCE, clinical parameters, and outcomes for elderly Crohn’s cohort.
| Elderly SBCD | 8 patients |
| Age: mean SD/range (years) | 72 ± 6 (70–87) | Gender | 6 females : 2 males | IDA | 1/8 | OGIB | 1/8 | Abdominal symptoms | 2/8 | AS | 2/8 | IDA + abdominal symptoms | 1/8 | IDA + AS | 1/8 | Mean fecal calprotectin ± SD/range (µg/g) | 580 ± 326 (15–818) | Mean CRP ± SD/range (mg/l) | 3.9 ± 2.1 (0.96–5.8) | Mean Lewis score ± SD/range | 1824 ± 1986 (768–6680) | Capsule retention | 0 | Other complications | 1 (incomplete study) | Change in management | 4/6 (5-amino salicylate acid/methotrexate/ adalimumab/budesonide) | Lost to follow-up | 2/8 |
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SBCD: small-bowel Crohn’s disease; SD: standard deviation; : number; IDA: iron deficiency anemia; OGIB: occult gastrointestinal bleeding; AS: ankylosing spondylitis. |