Fecal calprotectin predicts complete mucosal healing and better correlates with the ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity than with the Mayo endoscopic subscore in patients with ulcerative colitis

Fecal calprotectin predicts complete mucosal healing and better correlates with the ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity than with the Mayo endoscopic subscore in patients with ulcerative colitis

Abstract Background We aimed to evaluate the role of fecal calprotectin (FC) as a noninvasive marker for the disease activity of ulcerative colitis (UC) in a Korean cohort. Methods A total of 181 fecal samples were collected from 181 consecutive UC patients between April 2015 and September 2016. FC...

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Main Authors: Sun-Ho Lee, Min-Ju Kim, Kiju Chang, Eun Mi Song, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong-Hoon Yang, Kyung-Jo Kim, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Byong Duk Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Calprotectin
Ulcerative colitis
Endoscopic score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0669-7

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