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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2019-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S223793631830532X |