A single faecal bile acid stool test demonstrates potential efficacy in replacing SeHCAT testing for bile acid diarrhoea in selected patients

A single faecal bile acid stool test demonstrates potential efficacy in replacing SeHCAT testing for bile acid diarrhoea in selected patients

Abstract This study examines the validity of measuring faecal bile acids (FBA) in a single stool sample as a diagnostic tool for bile acid diarrhoea (BAD) by direct comparison to the 75selenium-homotaurocholic acid (SeHCAT) scan. A prospective observational study was undertaken. Patients with chroni...

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Main Authors: Aditi Kumar, Hafid O. Al-Hassi, Manushri Jain, Oliver Phipps, Clare Ford, Rousseau Gama, Helen Steed, Jeffrey Butterworth, John McLaughlin, Niall Galbraith, Matthew J. Brookes, Lauren E. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12003-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12003-z

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