Faecal calprotectin and ultrasonography as non-invasive screening tools for detecting colorectal polyps in children with sporadic rectal bleeding: a prospective study

Colorectal polyps are reported in 6,1% of paediatric colonoscopies and in 12% of those performed for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Although colonoscopy is widely used in paediatric patients, it requires bow...

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - May 20, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Giovanni Di Nardo, Francesco Esposito, Chiara Ziparo, Caterina Strisciuglio, Francesca Vassallo, Marco Di Serafino, Maria Pia Villa, Pasquale Parisi, Melania Evangelisti, Claudia Pacchiarotti and Vito Domenico Corleto Tags: Research Source Type: research