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Journal of Gastroenterology
Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology 3/2012

01-03-2012 | Review

Biopsy interpretation of colonic biopsies when inflammatory bowel disease is excluded

Authors: Tze S. Khor, Hiroshi Fujita, Koji Nagata, Michio Shimizu, Gregory Y. Lauwers

Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology | Issue 3/2012

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Abstract

The interpretation of colonic biopsies related to inflammatory conditions can be challenging because the colorectal mucosa has a limited repertoire of morphologic responses to various injurious agents. Only few processes have specific diagnostic features, and many of the various histological patterns reflect severity and duration of the disease. Importantly the correlation with endoscopic and clinical information is often cardinal to arrive at a specific diagnosis in many cases.
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Metadata
Title
Biopsy interpretation of colonic biopsies when inflammatory bowel disease is excluded
Authors
Tze S. Khor
Hiroshi Fujita
Koji Nagata
Michio Shimizu
Gregory Y. Lauwers
Publication date
01-03-2012
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Journal of Gastroenterology / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0944-1174
Electronic ISSN: 1435-5922
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-012-0539-6

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