Publications by authors named "Petio Hadjiiski"
Background: Endoscopic evaluation is the gold standard for monitoring the disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) but the procedure is invasive and not appropriate for frequent use, especially in the paediatric population. The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation between the levels of several inflammatory biomarkers and the degree of intestinal inflammation in paediatric patients with IBD.
Materials And Methods: A single center study including 31 children with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 22 children with Crohn's disease (CD) with different disease duration and activity.
Introduction: Colonoscopy is currently considered to be the gold standard for evaluation of colonic mucosa inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), but the procedure is invasive and cannot be repeated frequently, especially in the paediatric population. The aim of this study was to assess the role of faecal calprotectin (FC) as a predictor of endoscopic disease activity in paediatric patients with UC in clinical remission.
Material And Methods: Single-centre prospective study.