Diagnostic utility of immunochemical fecal occult blood tests to detect lower gastrointestinal lesions in patients with chronic kidney disease

Yoo A Choi,Sang Hoon Yoo,Youn-Mi Song,Se Young Kim,Yunju Nam,Sooa Choi,Bong Han Kong,Hye-Eun Yoon,Yu-ah Hong,Yoon Kyung Chang,Chul-Woo Yang,Suk Young Kim,Hyeon Seok Hwang

Diagnostic utility of immunochemical fecal occult blood tests to detect lower gastrointestinal lesions in patients with chronic kidney disease

2015

Yoo A Choi
Sang Hoon Yoo
Youn-Mi Song
Se Young Kim
Yunju Nam
Sooa Choi
Bong Han Kong
Hye-Eun Yoon
Yu-ah Hong
Yoon Kyung Chang
Chul-Woo Yang
Suk Young Kim
Hyeon Seok Hwang

Purpose The immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) is a useful method to screen for lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding-related lesions. However, few studies have investigated the diagnostic utility of iFOBT in chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Keywords:

Fecal occult blood
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Immunochemical fecal occult blood test
Kidney disease
Diabetes mellitus
Internal medicine
in patient
Hepatology

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