Endoscopy
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Prospective multicenter trial of capsule endoscopy in patients with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea and other signs and symptoms (CEDAP-Plus Study).
On the basis of the published data, capsule endoscopy cannot be recommended in patients whose only symptom is chronic abdominal pain. The present study therefore focused on the diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy in patients with chronic abdominal pain who were also suffering from additional symptoms. ⋯ Strict patient selection on the basis of additional symptoms or signs is the key to increasing the yield of capsule endoscopy in patients with chronic abdominal pain. Inflammation seemed to be the additional sign with the highest value.