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

• Main Authors: Giovanni Di Nardo (Author), Francesco Esposito (Author), Chiara Ziparo (Author), Caterina Strisciuglio (Author), Francesca Vassallo (Author), Marco Di Serafino (Author), Maria Pia Villa (Author), Pasquale Parisi (Author), Melania Evangelisti (Author), Claudia Pacchiarotti (Author), Vito Domenico Corleto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...