Fecal calprotectin role in diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and treatment follow-up

Objective: Ulcerative colitis usually affects the rectum and potentially can involve the whole colon. Noninvasive methods such as fecal calprotectin measurement may be considered as a reliable and inexpensive approach in assessing disease severity or treatment change strategy. Methods: In this retro...

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Main Authors: Mahsa Mahdipour, Afshin Shafaghi, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei, Amineh Hojati, Farahnaz Joukar, Sara Mavaddati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S223793631830532X