Review Article

Capsule Endoscopy in Celiac Disease

Table 1

Summary of the trials sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV of capsule endoscopy in celiac disease.

Study CountrySensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

Petroniene et al. [34]10Canada70%100%100%77%
Hopper et al. [35]21UK85%100%100%88.9%
Rondonotti et al. [32]32Italy87.5%90.9%96.5%71.4%
Biagi et al. [36]26Italy90.5–95.2%63.6%100%77.8–87.5%
Maiden et al. 37]19UK67%100%100%60%
Lidums et al. [38]22Australia93%100%100%89%

PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value.