Certain types of colitides, such as collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, and ischemic
colitis, have distinct histologic features that allow for a specific diagnosis. However, in most …

The histopathologic diagnosis of inflammation is common in colorectal biopsies but is of
limited value, if not further specified. We reviewed 280 endoscopic colorectal biopsy …

Context.—A variety of inflammatory disorders may affect the colon, with widely differing
clinical outcomes and management. These conditions encompass a spectrum of acute and …

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are common diseases; for convenience, we
lump them together as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Colonic biopsies are essential for …

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 …

Measurements of mucosal dimension, architecture, and cell counts in both lamina propria
and epithelium were made on rectal biopsy specimens from 20 patients with irritable bowel …

Results: Colitis was diagnosed in 152 patients (76%). Double-biopsy examination provided
the correct final diagnosis in 66% of cases. After assessment of the segmental biopsies, the …

Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of chronic inflammatory disorders primarily involving
the digestive tract and particularly the colon. These diseases have been reported from all …

Chronic colitis, regardless of type, is defined histologically by chronic inflammation, mainly
plasmacytosis, in the lamina propria. Specific diagnosis of chronic colitides in biopsies can …

Background Microscopic colitis is diagnosed based on histologic criteria. There has been no
investigation of the reproducibility of the histologic diagnosis of microscopic colitis. Our aim …