Clinical value of capsule endoscopy for detecting small bowel lesions in patients with intestinal Behçet's disease

Background and Aim To evaluate the clinical value of capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with intestinal Behçet's disease (BD). Methods The present study was a case–control pilot study conducted in intestinal BD patients and healthy volunteers. A total of 19 patients with intestinal BD (intestinal BD group) and 19 healthy volunteers (control group) matched for age and sex were enrolled. Frequency, number of small bowel lesions per subject, and Lewis score were comparatively evaluated between the two groups. Results Of the 19 patients with intestinal BD, 18 (94.7%) had reddened lesions, 15 (78.9%) had erosions, and nine (47.4%) had ulcers. There were significant differences in the frequency of reddened lesions (P