Faecal calprotectin and ultrasonography as non-invasive screening tools for detecting colorectal polyps in children with sporadic rectal bleeding: a prospective study

• Главные авторы: Giovanni Di Nardo (Автор), Francesco Esposito (Автор), Chiara Ziparo (Автор), Caterina Strisciuglio (Автор), Francesca Vassallo (Автор), Marco Di Serafino (Автор), Maria Pia Villa (Автор), Pasquale Parisi (Автор), Melania Evangelisti (Автор), Claudia Pacchiarotti (Автор), Vito Domenico Corleto (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Colorectal polyps are reported in 6,1% of paediatric colonoscopies and in 12% of those performed for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Although colonoscopy is widely used in paediatric patients, it requires bowel preparation and general anaesthesia or deep sedation, and in rare ca...