Open AccessFecal calprotectin correlated with endoscopic remission for Asian inflammatory bowel disease patients
Author(s) -
Wei Chen Lin,
Jau Min Wong,
Chien Chih Tung,
Ching Pin Lin,
Jen Wei Chou,
Horng Yuan Wang,
Ming Jium Shieh,
Chin Hao Chang,
Heng Hsiu Liu,
Wei Shu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i48.13566
Subject(s) - calprotectin , gastroenterology , medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , crohn's disease , faecal calprotectin , severity of illness , colonoscopy , disease , colorectal cancer , cancer
To evaluate the correlation between fecal calprotectin (fC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and endoscopic disease score in Asian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.