OBJECTIVE: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) may both affect the colon.
However, in approximately 10–20% of these cases, it is impossible to distinguish between …

Colonoscopy plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up monitoring of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Practitioners should be well informed of the colonoscopic …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), collectively termed inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), represent chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorders of the …

This review summarizes some of the common diagnostic problems encountered by
pathologists when evaluating patients with chronic colitis and in whom inflammatory bowel …

A diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) is based on a combination of
clinical, histologic, endoscopic, and radiologic data. The distinction between UC and CD can …

This review provides a summary of common diagnostic problems encountered by both
pathologists and gastroenterologists when evaluating patients with diarrhea and in whom …

Indeterminate colitis (IC) originally referred to those 10–15% of cases of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) in which there was difficulty distinguishing between ulcerative colitis (UC) and …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases of
unknown cause. Clinically, both conditions usually begin gradually, but they can start …

WJT The term indeterminate colitis is actually somewhat controversial. This term was
originally used by pathologists to describe colectomy specimens in which no specific …

Fifty consecutive patients with inflammatory bowel disease of the colon who presented at the
University Hospital Rotterdam/Dijkzigt were assessed by four methods: clinical diagnosis …