The endoscopic picture reflects transmural inflammation better than endoscopic biopsy in Crohn's disease

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1189-1193

  Smedh, Kennet ^b   Olaison, Gunnar ^c   Franzén, Lennart ^a   Sjödahl, Rune ^c  

^a Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Colono ileoscopy; Crohn's disease; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029822681     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199612000-00011     Document Type: Article

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