Response:

We have reviewed the comments by Drs Kopylov et al1 regarding our recently published meta-analysis.2 The authors raised important points about the use of patency capsules, which are now recommended in current guidelines for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) before they undergo video capsule endoscopy because of the increased risk of retention in this patient cohort.3 The use of CT enterography (CTE), MR enterography (MRE), or both has also shown similar sensitivity and specificity for small-bowel strictures when compared with the use of the patency capsule.

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