Fecal lactoferrin in discriminating inflammatory bowel disease from Irritable bowel syndrome: a diagnostic meta-analysis

Fecal lactoferrin in discriminating inflammatory bowel disease from Irritable bowel syndrome: a diagnostic meta-analysis

BACKGROUND To perform a meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic ability of fecal lactoferrin (FL) to distinguish inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS The Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane library and CNKI databases were systematically searched for studies that used FL concentrations to distinguish between IBD and IBS. The sensitivity, specifici...

Fecal Lactoferrin Testing a Clinical Aid for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Diagnostic accuracy of fecal lactoferrin for inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE To do a systematic review using meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of fecal lactoferrin (FL) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS We performed a literature review and systematically searched the Medline and EMBASE databases for eligible studies. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the QUADAS tool. The sensitivity, specificity, an...

Inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome?

Gastrointestinal complaints are one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical care. Many have been through numerous physician consultations and treatment modalities without relief. Unfortunately, millions more suffer silently, thinking that their GI symptoms are “normal”; while self-medicating with antacids, Pepto Bismal or food avoidance. Additionally, many GI complaints are embarras...

comparison of fecal calprotectin level in inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome

background: fecal calprotectin (fc) has been suggested as a noninvasive substitute marker to determine the degree of intestinal inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). the aim of this study was to compare fc levels in ibd and irritable bowel syndrome (ibs), to show its discriminative value and relationship with clinical disease activity in patients with ibd. materials an...