Sensitivity and specificity of mean platelet volume as a laboratory marker for irritable bowel syndrome: Can it be added to Rome criteria?

• Main Authors: Mostafa Vaghari-Tabari (Author), Soheila Moein (Author), Durdi Qujeq (Author), Mehrdad Kashifard (Author), Haydeh Alaoddolehei (Author), Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) as laboratory markers to discriminate IBS patients from both healthy controls and patients with inflamm...