Role of Fecal Calprotectin in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Abdominal Pain with or without Diarrhea or Rectal Bleeding.
Angela SavianoCarmine PetruzzielloChristian ZanzaMarcello CandelliMaurizio GabrielliAlessio MignecoFrancesco FranceschiVeronica OjettiPublished in: Reviews on recent clinical trials (2023)
In the emergency setting, faecal calprotectin could be a helpful marker to select patients with abdominal pain who need second-level radiological examinations or endoscopic procedures, guiding the emergency physician in the evaluation of such a complex and wideranging symptom.
Keyphrases
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