Faecal calprotectin and ultrasonography as non-invasive screening tools for detecting colorectal polyps in children with sporadic rectal bleeding: a prospective study
Abstract Background Colorectal polyps are reported in 6,1% of paediatric colonoscopies and in 12% of those performed for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Although colonoscopy is widely used in paediatric patients, it requires bowel preparation and general anaesthesia or deep sedation, and in rare ca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-020-00828-1 |