Is fecal lactoferrin a sensitive and specific marker in identifying intestinal inflammation?
Fecal lactoferrin is sensitive and specific for detecting inflammation in chronic IBD. This noninvasive test may prove useful in screening for inflammation in patients presenting with abdominal pain and diarrhea.
US-guided PCNL may be more difficult in obese patients, but with its use, the overweight and obese experience the largest absolute reduction in radiation exposure. Because these patients are inherently at greater risk for radiation exposure compared to normal weight patients, they may benefit the most from adoption of US for PCNL.