Evaluation of Mucosal Healing of Ulcerative Colitis by a Quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Test | Zendy

Asuka Nakarai | Zendy; Jun Kato | Zendy; Sakiko Hiraoka | Zendy; Motoaki Kuriyama | Zendy; Mitsuhiro Akita | Zendy; Tomoko Hirakawa | Zendy; Hiroyuki Okada | Zendy; Kazuhide Yamamoto | Zendy

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Evaluation of Mucosal Healing of Ulcerative Colitis by a Quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Test

Author(s) -

Asuka Nakarai,

Jun Kato,

Sakiko Hiraoka,

Motoaki Kuriyama,

Mitsuhiro Akita,

Tomoko Hirakawa,

Hiroyuki Okada,

Kazuhide Yamamoto

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the american journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1572-0241

pISSN - 0002-9270

DOI - 10.1038/ajg.2012.315

Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , feces , colitis , gastroenterology , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Accumulating evidence has underlined the importance of mucosal healing as a treatment goal for ulcerative colitis (UC). Quantitative fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), which can rapidly quantify fecal blood with automated equipment, have been used recently to screen for colorectal neoplasia. The aim of this study is to determine whether an FIT can evaluate mucosal healing in UC.

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