Abstract
Small-bowel capsule endoscopy (CE) has recently been used in children. During the past few years, an intense research activity has defined the advantages and limitations of CE. Its uses have been established in several small-bowel pathologies such as obvious or obscure digestive bleeding, Crohn disease, and hereditary polyposis. Although the absence of biopsy reduces the specificity of CE findings, small-bowel exploration using CE achieves better accuracy in detecting lesions than most radiological examinations. In children, swallowing problems and the risk of retention due to stenosis are the main concerns when using CE: these problems can be solved using endoscopic delivery of the capsule and luminal diameter calibration, respectively. This review focuses on the evidence making CE indispensable to small-bowel exploration.
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