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

SBCD: small-bowel Crohn’s disease; SD: standard deviation; : number; IDA: iron deficiency anemia; OGIB: occult gastrointestinal bleeding; AS: ankylosing spondylitis.