Fecal Calprotectin as a Selection Tool for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy in Suspected Crohn's Disease

Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is a firstline examination in patients with suspected Crohn's disease (CD) after negative ileocolonoscopy. Fecal calprotectin (FC) is a noninvasive marker of intestinal inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of FC in inflamm...

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Main Author: Monteiro, Sara (author)
Other Authors: Barbosa, Mara (author), Cúrdia Gonçalves, Tiago (author), Boal Carvalho, Pedro (author), Moreira, Maria João (author), Rosa, Bruno (author), Cotter, José Almeida Berkeley (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Calprotectin
Crohn’s disease
Capsule endoscopy
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/59790
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/59790
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Summary:Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is a firstline examination in patients with suspected Crohn's disease (CD) after negative ileocolonoscopy. Fecal calprotectin (FC) is a noninvasive marker of intestinal inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of FC in inflammatory activity detected by SBCE in patients with suspected CD.

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