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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2017

Fecal Calprotectin: A Reliable Predictor of Mucosal Healing after Treatment for Active Ulcerative Colitis.

Vendel Kristensen, Arne Røseth, Tahir Ahmad, Viggo Skar, Bjørn Moum

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Article in Gastroenterology research and practice, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. A Treat-to-Target Update in Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2019
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  7. Comparative effectiveness of mirikizumab and risankizumab in patients with ulcerative colitis: A propensity-matched cohort study.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2026
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5 authors.

Vendel KristensenUnger-Vetlesen's Institute, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0876-8634
Arne RøsethDepartment of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Tahir AhmadDepartment of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Viggo SkarUnger-Vetlesen's Institute, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Bjørn MoumDepartment of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMucosal healing has become the new goal of treatment in ulcerative colitis. Fecal calprotectin has been demonstrated to differentiate between mucosal inflammation and mucosal healing. With this project, we investigated whether a reduction in f-calprotectin to <250 MATERIAL AND

methodsAfter a baseline colonoscopy, 20 patients with active ulcerative colitis were followed with consecutive fecal calprotectin monthly until two measurements of fecal calprotectin < 250

resultsA total of 16 patients achieved fecal calprotectin < 250

conclusionsFecal calprotectin <250

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PMID29225617
PMCPMC5684574

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