The value of fecal calprotectin as a marker of intestinal inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Background/aims: To assess intestinal inflammation, simple, inexpensive and objective tools are desirable in inflammatory bowel disease. This study aimed to evaluate fecal calprotectin as a marker of active disease in ulcerative colitis.

Materials And Methods: Sixty patients with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and 20 controls were recruited into the study.