DIAGNOSTIC YIELD AND ACCURACY OF SMALL BOWEL ULTRASONOGRAPHY COMPARED TO CAPSULE ENTEROSCOPY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL BOWEL DISEASES

Capsule enteroscopy (VCE) is considered the reference standard for the assessment of small bowel disorders since it has the highest diagnostic yield for the detection of luminal and mucosal alterations. There are no studies comparing VCE with small bowel ultrasonography (B-US): the aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic yield of VCE and B-US in the diagnosis of small bowel...