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This article examines the agreement and correlation between different endoscopic severity assessment tools for Crohn's disease (CD) and laboratory non-invasive parameters such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin (FC). The study included 312 ileocolonoscopies from 246 CD patients and found that the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD), Modified Multiplier SES-CD (MM-SES-CD), and Toronto Inflammatory Bowel Disease Global Endoscopic Reporting (TIGER) score had varying levels of agreement and correlation with CRP and FC. The authors conclude that while these endoscopic severity scores have moderate to strong agreement in assessing endoscopic activity, their correlation with laboratory non-invasive biomarkers is suboptimal. [Extracted from the article]

This article, published in the journal Endoscopy, explores the clinical impact of PillCam Crohn's Capsule (PCC) endoscopy in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. The study retrospectively analyzed 72 PCC procedures conducted as part of IBD investigations. The results showed that PCC procedures directly influenced management decisions in 47.2% of patients, with a high diagnostic yield for small bowel and colonic inflammation in Crohn's disease patients. The study concludes that PCC not only aids in accurate diagnosis, staging, and therapeutic management of Crohn's disease but also plays a crucial role in identifying alternative conditions. [Extracted from the article]