Endoluminal calprotectin measurement in assessment of pouchitis and a new index of disease activity: a pilot study

Endoluminal calprotectin measurement in assessment of pouchitis and a new index of disease activity: a pilot study

Pouchitis is the most common complication following proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis (UC). To provide a standardized definition of pouchitis clinical, endoscopic and histological markers were grouped and weighted in the pouch disease activity index (PDAI). How...

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Main Authors: Annamaria Pronio, Annalisa Di-Filippo, Paola Mariani, Annarita Vestri, Chiara Montesani, Monica Boirivant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Pouchitis
Calprotectin
Ulcerative colitis
Disease activity index
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082016000400004&lng=en&tlng=en

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