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Editorial
. 2025 Apr;13(3):351-352.
doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12646. Epub 2024 Nov 7.

Increasing evidence supporting fecal calprotectin for distinguishing Crohn's disease perianal fistulas from cryptoglandular fistulas

Samuel Raimundo Fernandes  1   2   3 , Inês Coelho Rodrigues  1   2
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Editorial

Increasing evidence supporting fecal calprotectin for distinguishing Crohn's disease perianal fistulas from cryptoglandular fistulas

Samuel Raimundo Fernandes et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2025 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Crohn's disease; fecal calprotectin; perianal fistulas.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest or funding to declare related to the present study.

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