Open AccessUlcerative colitis patients in clinical remission demonstrate correlations between fecal immunochemical test results, mucosal healing, and risk of relapse
Author(s) -
Asuka Nakarai,
Jun Kato,
Sakiko Hiraoka,
Seisuke Takashima,
Daisuke Takei,
Toshihiro Inokuchi,
Yuusaku Sugihara,
Masakazu Takahara,
Kensuke Harada,
Hiroyuki Okada
Publication year - 2016
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.v22.i21.5079
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , colonoscopy , colitis , complete remission , colorectal cancer , disease , chemotherapy , cancer
To assess the risk of relapse in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in clinical remission using mucosal status and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results.