Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
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J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. · May 2018
Meta AnalysisFecal immunochemical test for predicting mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a promising marker for assessment of inflammatory bowel disease activity. However, the utility of FIT for predicting mucosal healing (MH) of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients has yet to be clearly demonstrated. The objective of our study was to perform a diagnostic test accuracy test meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of FIT in predicting MH of UC patients. ⋯ Our meta-analysis has found that FIT is a simple, reliable non-invasive marker for predicting MH in UC patients.