The combination of quantitative faecal occult blood test and faecal calprotectin is a cost-effective strategy to avoid colonoscopies in symptomatic patients without relevant pathology

BACKGROUND: Faecal occult blood test (FOBT) has demonstrated effectiveness in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Faecal calprotectin (FC) has proven efficient for evaluating activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but its value in CRC detection is less established. Most symptomatic patients ha...

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Autores principales: Lué, Alberto, Hijos, Gonzalo, Sostres, Carlos, Perales, Alba, Navarro, Mercedes, Barra, Maria Victoria, Mascialino, Barbara, Andalucia, Carmen, Puente, Juan José, Lanas, Ángel, Gomollon, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7235671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32523623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756284820920786

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7235671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32523623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756284820920786

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