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01-07-2016 | Editorial

Shedding light on the dark side of microscopic colitis

Authors: V. Villanacci, E. Antonelli, M. Salemme, G. Bassotti

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 7/2016

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The term microscopic colitis (MC) was coined to describe a clinical and pathological entity characterized by three elements [1]: (a) a clinical history of chronic watery (nonbloody) diarrhea; (b) a normal or almost normal endoscopic appearance of the colon; and c) a peculiar histological pattern [2‐7]. It is important to keep in mind that the term MC was in effect a clinical and endoscopic definition, i.e., an “umbrella term” that included two pathological entities called lymphocytic colitis (LC) and collagenous colitis (CC) [8]; for this reason, the term MC has little or no significance from a histopathological point of view. …

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Title: Shedding light on the dark side of microscopic colitis
Authors: V. Villanacci
E. Antonelli
M. Salemme
G. Bassotti
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-016-1493-8

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