Kaori Tokushima, Keisuke Jimbo, Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Yoshiko Endo, Musashi Hibio, Kimiko Maruyama, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Nobuyasu Arai, Masamichi Sato, Takahiro Kudo, Eri Hoshino, Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Toshiaki Shimizu
BACKGROUND: Transabdominal ultrasonography and transperineal ultrasonography (TPUS) appear correspond to colonoscopy (CS) for evaluating ulcerative colitis (UC) activity, but their utility in UC diagnosis remains unclear. This research compared the accuracy of TPUS and CS for assessing rectal activity and differentiating noninflammatory bowel disease proctitis from UC in pediatric cases. METHODS: The study is a blinded, prospective, and controlled trial. Prospectively, values of fecal calprotectin (FCP) and findings of the TPUS and CS were compared between child cases of UC and non-IBD proctitis...
August 29, 2023: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases