The prevalence of chronic diarrhea in the general population is reported to be 4%–5%.
Since various pathological conditions cause diarrheal symptoms, etiological diagnosis of …

Chronic diarrhea continues to be a diagnostic challenge for gastroenterologists, largely
because of the vast number of conditions included in its differential diagnosis. While the …

OBJECTIVE: Patients referred for chronic diarrhea frequently undergo endoscopic
evaluation. There are limited data on the role for colonoscopy with biopsy and ileoscopy for …

Methods In a computerized database of 130 204 patients evaluated for chronic diarrhea, we
tested the influence of biopsy site, number of tissue fragments, patient symptoms, and …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Colonoscopy is part of the current diagnostic armamentarium.
However, in some patients with chronic diarrhea, a colonoscopy may show normal mucosa; …

Results In 159 patients, the terminal ileum showed a pathological endoscopic appearance
in 27 cases (17%). In 22 (81.5%) of these 27 patients diagnostic pathological findings were …

Objective: We sought to determine the frequency of clinically important histological
abnormalities in patients with chronic, unexplained diarrhea who had macroscopically …

BACKGROUND: The colonic biopsy is the only reliable method for identification of
microscopic colitis in patients with chronic diarrhea and normal endoscopic findings …

Diarrheal disease should be differentiated into acute and chronic forms. Acute diarrhea can
most commonly be referred to infectious pathogens and is usually self-limiting. To establish …

Objectives There are controversies about taking routine mucosal biosy when the gross
colonoscopic finding is normal. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of …