Commonly used biomarkers do not contribute to diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome
Conclusion
In our real-life cohort of adult patients under the age of 50 years fulfilling the Rome criteria for IBS without red flag symptoms, standardized blood, and fecal investigations have a very low diagnostic yield accompanied by high additional costs. Colonoscopy is not indicated in patients with Rome III positive IBS and normal FCP.
Source: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original articles: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
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