Biopsy specimens from the terminal ileum of 32 patients with the histopathological diagnosis of lymphocytic colitis or collagenous colitis and 11 control individuals were evaluated for the ...

The small-bowel biopsy is used to diagnose and confirm disease of the lining of the small intestine. Evaluation of patients with malabsorption, iron deficiency (anaemia), coeliac disease, neoplasia.

Biopsy specimens of the ileum and ascending colon showed normal mucosa; a biopsy specimen of the cecum showed evidence of active chronic colitis that was consistent with Crohn’s disease.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;23(1):51-55. The ileoscopy rate during colonoscopy was 87.1% in this study. Even though the rate depends on the experience and skill of endoscopists, the above value ...

An ileocolonoscopy reveals patchy erythema and ulcerations near the hepatic flexure as well as similar lesions in the terminal ileum. Biopsy specimens obtained during colonoscopy show acute and ...

BENGALURU: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes – the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is ...

The abnormalities seen on the biopsy specimen (Figure 7) provided evidence of the final diagnosis. Those 3 abnormalities were as follows: (1) noncaseating granulomas; (2) epithelioid cells; and (3 ...