Open AccessClinical significance of granuloma in Crohn’s disease
Author(s) -
Tamás Molnár,
László Tiszlavicz,
Csaba Gyulai,
Ferenc Nagy,
János Lonovics
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3118
Subject(s) - granuloma , medicine , biopsy , crohn's disease , disease , colonoscopy , pathology , surgery , cancer , colorectal cancer
Granuloma is considered the hallmark of microscopic diagnosis in Crohn's disease (CD), but granulomas can be detected in only 21-60% of CD patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of granulomas by multiple endoscopic biopsies in patients with CD and to examine whether group of patients with or without granuloma exhibit a different clinical course.