Diagnostic value of fecal leukocytes in chronic bowel diseases

To evaluate the importance of fecal leukocytes, 42 patients who showed signs of fecal leukocytes (++ or +++) were studied. Their endoscopic examinations with biopsy and/or radiology of the colon showed the following diagnoses: 33 had ulcerative colitis, four had colonic adenocarcinoma, two had Crohn...

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Main Authors: Adriana Seva-Pereira, Alberto Otoniel Franco, Antonio Frederico Novaes de Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801994000100006&lng=en&tlng=en