Inflammatory bowel disease: A proposal to facilitate the achievement of an unequivocal diagnosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 426-428

  Canavese, Gabriella ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^b   Astegiano, Marco ^c   Castellano, Isabella ^a   Cassoni, Paola ^a   Sapino, Anna ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis; Inflammatory bowel disease

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COLON BIOPSY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 84873742681     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.426     Document Type: Letter

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