Pitfalls in the Histological Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Colorectal Biopsies
Histopathological examination of appropriate colorectal biopsy specimens allows accurate identification of chronic inflammatory bowel disease in the majority of cases. Pitfalls, however, appear because overlapping histological features occur among the various forms of colitis or because a specific f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1990-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/970436 |
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| Summary: | Histopathological examination of appropriate colorectal biopsy
specimens allows accurate identification of chronic inflammatory bowel disease
in the majority of cases. Pitfalls, however, appear because overlapping histological
features occur among the various forms of colitis or because a specific form of
colitis may exhibit incomplete expression of its characteristic features. Pitfalls
can be minimized if the histological findings are considered in the context of all
other clinical and investigative data. |
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| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |