Question

A 45-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of intermittent bloody diarrhoea and urgency. Faecal calprotectin is elevated at 850 µg/g (NR <50). Stool cultures are negative. What is the most appropriate definitive investigation?

Accepted Answer

Colonoscopy with biopsies

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Abdominal ultrasound

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Barium enema

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CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

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Small bowel MRI

Practice question

A 45-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of intermittent bloody diarrhoea and urgency. Faecal calprotectin is elevated at 850 µg/g (NR <50). Stool cultures are negative. What is the most appropriate definitive investigation?