Fecal calprotectin as a biomarker of inflammatory lesions of the small bowel seen by videocapsule endoscopy

Introduction: The levels of calprotectin in the stools are proportional to neutrophil activity in the enteric lumen, so fecal calprotectin is a useful intestinal inflammatory biomarker. It is an extended tool as predictor of colonic pathology but there is scare evidence about its utility in the smal...

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Main Authors: Juan Egea-Valenzuela, Fernando Alberca-de-las-Parras, Fernando Carballo-Álvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082015000400004&lng=en&tlng=en

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