Clinical Evaluation of Inflammatory and Blood Parameters in the Workup of Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain

To investigate the additional value of blood parameters (hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) to anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG), fecal calprotectin, and Giardia lamblia when discriminating a functional from an organic cause in the clinical evaluation of children with chronic abdominal pain.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - January 23, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Judith Zeevenhooven, Robyn Rexwinkel, Ellen Tromp, Bart Haver, Michael Groeneweg, Marc A. Benninga, Arine M. Vlieger Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research