Diagnostic difficulty arising from rectal recovery in ulcerative colitis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-323

  Levine, T S ^a,e   Tzardi, M ^c   Mitchell, S ^b   Sowter, C ^d   Price, A B ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Gastroenterology ^*

^c Heraklion University   (Greece)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy specimen; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0029968599     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.4.319     Document Type: Article

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