Performance of Common Disease Activity Markers as a Reflection of Inflammatory Burden in Ulcerative Colitis

Conclusions: The inflammatory burden in patients with UC, measured by SPECT-CT, is better reflected by the endoscopic Mayo score and the Geboes histologic score than by the UCEIS. Fecal calprotectin is a more accurate inflammatory marker than CRP, predominantly in patients with left-sided colitis. Registration: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee Review at October 22, 2012 and, in accordance with Dutch legislation, prospectively registered at the CCMO (Dutch central commission for human research) https://www.toetsingonline.nl with NL39801.018.12.
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Clinical Articles Source Type: research