Confocal laser endomicroscopy detects colonic inflammation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective study

Background and aims Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is considered to be a functional disease, but recent data indicate measurable organic alterations. We aimed to determine the presence of colorectal mucosa microinflammation in vivo via probe-confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) and histological eval...

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Main Authors: Carlos Robles-Medranda, Roberto Oleas, Manuel Valero, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Miguel Soria-Alcívar, Jesenia Ospina, Haydee Alvarado-Escobar, Guillermo Muñoz-Jurado, Jorge Baquerizo-Burgos, Hannah Pitanga-Lukashok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1119-6327