Pre-operative stool analysis for intestinal parasites and fecal occult blood in patients with acute appendicitis

Comparison of pre-operative bilirubin level in simple appendicitis and perforated appendicitis

  Background: Delay in diagnosis and treatment of perforated appendicitis may cause life-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to determine and compare pre-operative total and direct bilirubin levels in cases of simple and perforated acute appendicitis in order to improve the clinical decision making.   Methods: This prospective observational study included eighty patients who ...

Digital rectal examination versus spontaneous passage of stool for fecal occult blood testing.

BACKGROUND The diagnostic value of a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) at the time of digital rectal examination (DRE) is disputed despite being used commonly by a significant number of physicians. A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate FOBT by DRE for detecting neoplasia versus FOBT on stool passed spontaneously (SPS) in asymptomatic patients undergoing colorectal cancer screening. ...

Collection of non-meconium stool on fecal occult blood cards is an effective method for fecal microbiota studies in infants

BACKGROUND Effective methods are needed to collect fecal samples from children for large-scale microbiota studies. Stool collected on fecal occult blood test (FOBT) cards that can be mailed provides an effective solution; however, the quality of sequencing resulting from this method is unknown. The aim of this study is to compare microbiota metrics of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing fr...

Influence of delay in stool sampling on fecal occult blood test sensitivity.

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