Open AccessMicroscopic colitis as a missed cause of chronic diarrhea
Author(s) -
Nooroudien Mohamed
Publication year - 2011
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.v17.i15.1996
Subject(s) - microscopic colitis , medicine , gastroenterology , lymphocytic colitis , colonoscopy , intraepithelial lymphocyte , diarrhea , colitis , collagenous colitis , immunohistochemistry , abdominal pain , biopsy , malignancy , pathology , inflammatory bowel disease , colorectal cancer , cancer , epithelium , disease
To determine the prevalence of increased intraepithelial lymphocytes, using immunohistochemistry in patients with normal colonoscopy and near normal biopsy.