Open AccessA Simple Noninvasive Score Predicts Disease Activity and Deep Remission in Ulcerative Colitis
Author(s) -
Amr Shaaban Hanafy,
Mohamed Hesham Monir,
Hany Abdel Malak,
Mohamed Desoky Aiad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
inflammatory intestinal diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-9403
pISSN - 2296-9365
DOI - 10.1159/000490795
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , cutoff , medicine , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , receiver operating characteristic , colitis , white blood cell , c reactive protein , area under the curve , disease , inflammation , physics , quantum mechanics
There is a need to use noninvasive markers in refining the management of ulcerative colitis to reduce the number of unnecessary colonoscopies, which facilitates the follow-up of activity and the response to treatment.
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