Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	113762
Country	Japan

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Bowel preparation for small bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with suspected or established Crohn’s disease
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shohei Terashi, Sotaro Ozaka, Yomei Kagoshima, Yuta Shimomori, Haruhiko Takahashi, Daisuke Minezaki, Koshiro Tsutsumi, Masahide Fukuda, Yuka Hirashita, Kensuke Fukuda, Ryo Ogawa, Masaaki Kodama, Kazunari Murakami and Kazuhiro Mizukami
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Takeda Science Foundation No. 2025045981
Corresponding Author	Sotaro Ozaka, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu 879-5593, Japan. ozakaso@oita-u.ac.jp
Key Words	Bowel preparation; Capsule endoscopy; Crohn’s disease; Small intestine; Visibility
Core Tip	Small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is an important tool in the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD). The necessity and consensus protocol of preprocedural bowel pre-treatment for SBCE in patients with CD have not been established. This study aimed to describe the contribution of preprocedural bowel preparation in SBCE for patients with CD with small intestinal lesions by comparing the diagnostic performance and mucosal visibility. We believe that our study makes a significant contribution to the literature because it showed that the diagnostic performance and mucosal visibility of small-bowel capsule endoscopy for CD were not significantly improved by pre-procedural bowel preparation.
Citation	Terashi S, Ozaka S, Kagoshima Y, Shimomori Y, Takahashi H, Minezaki D, Tsutsumi K, Fukuda M, Hirashita Y, Fukuda K, Ogawa R, Kodama M, Murakami K, Mizukami K. Bowel preparation for small bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with suspected or established Crohn’s disease. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-03 05:51
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-03 05:51
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-09-17 08:24
Return for Revision	2025-09-17 08:24
Revised	2025-09-27 06:46
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Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-09 02:44
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-10 01:00
Articles in Press	2025-12-10 01:00
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