Inter-observer agreement for detection of small bowel Crohn's disease with capsule endoscopy
Autor: | Michael Dam Jensen, Jens Kjeldsen, Torben Nathan |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Inter observer agreement Capsule Endoscopy Gastroenterology law.invention Crohn Disease Fibrosis Capsule endoscopy law Internal medicine medicine Humans Aged Gastrointestinal endoscopy Observer Variation Crohn's disease Crohn disease business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease digestive system diseases Small intestine Stenosis medicine.anatomical_structure Female business |
Zdroj: | Jensen, M D, Nathan, T & Kjeldsen, J 2010, ' Inter-observer agreement for detection of small bowel Crohn's disease with capsule endoscopy ', Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 45, no. 7-8, pp. 878-84 . https://doi.org/10.3109/00365521.2010.483014 Jensen, M D, Nathan, T & Kjeldsen, J 2010, ' Inter-Observer Agreement for Detection of Small Bowel Crohn's Disease With Capsule Endoscopy ', Gastroenterology, vol. 138, no. 5, Suppl. 1, T1266, pp. S-524 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5085(10)62421-3 |
ISSN: | 1502-7708 0036-5521 |
DOI: | 10.3109/00365521.2010.483014 |
Popis: | OBJECTIVE: Compared to other modalities, capsule endoscopy (CE) has a high diagnostic yield for diagnosing small bowel Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to determine the inter-observer agreement for detection of small bowel CD with predefined diagnostic criteria. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty patients with suspected or known CD were included in the study. Observers were blind to patient histories, the results of ileo-colonoscopies, and small bowel examinations. More than three ulcerations (aphthous lesions or ulcers) or the presence of stenosis caused by inflammation or fibrosis was diagnostic of small bowel CD. Three observers with experience in gastrointestinal endoscopy and CE participated in the study. RESULTS: The presence or absence of small bowel CD was determined with complete agreement in 23 patients, nine patients with and 14 without small bowel CD. The inter-observer agreement was substantial for the diagnosis (kappa = 0.68) and moderate for the localization of CD (kappa = 0.44). Aphthous lesions were detected with only fair agreement (kappa = 0.38). The time intervals to passage of the pylorus and ileo-caecal valve were detected with excellent intra-class correlation. CONCLUSIONS: CE is performed with substantial inter-observer agreement for detection of small bowel CD. In the majority of patients, the presence or absence of small bowel CD is unequivocal. However, in patients with few or minor lesions, the diagnosis is observer dependent. |
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