Fecal calprotectin as a marker of intestinal inflammation in children

The PhiCal Test is very promising for differentiating between functional abdominal pain and IBD in school-aged children. Since the test is simple and non-invasive, many endoscopies can be avoided; this is of special importance in children in whom general anaesthesia will be necessary. Olafsdottir E et al., Acta Paedr 2002; 91: 45.

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"Fecal calprotectin correlates closely with the best invasive measures of colonic and small bowel inflammation in childhood inflammatory bowel disease. As a sensitive objective measure of bowel inflammation that is risk-free and non-invasive, fecal calprotectin lends itself particularly to the monitoring of and assessment of therapeutic interventions in children with inflammatory bowel disease". Bunn SK et al., J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2001; 33:14

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Bunn SK, Bisset WM, Main MJ, Golden BE. Department of Child Health, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, UK. Fecal calprotectin as a measure of disease activity in childhood inflammatory bowel disease.

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